Gonzalo Martinez Caicedo (born 30 November 1975) is a Colombian

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and former player who played as a defender.

Club career

Martínez was born in Candelaria, Valle del Cauca. He started his professional career in the Colombian First Division with

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in 1998 before moving to Italian

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side

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in 2001. Martinez made 24 appearances for Udinese from 2001 to 2003 before joining

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on loan, where he spent part of the 2002–03 campaign. Half of the registration rights was also signed by

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in January 2003 by exchanged with Rubén Maldonado. In the 2003–04 season, he moved to Reggina with Andrea Sottil and David Di Michele, where he made 14 appearances. The Colombian defender returned to his native Colombia and rejoined Deportes Tolima for the 2005 season, notching three goals in 21 appearances. Martìnez then moved to Olimpia, and later, Paraguayan side Libertad, during the 2005–06 season, where he started in a combined 27 games and helped Libertad capture the Paraguayan First Division championship. In 2007, Martìnez returned to Colombia and appeared in 36 games for Millonarios. In early 2008, he moved to D.C. United, where he started initially at center back, then left back, before falling out of favor with the coaching staff. After 1 goal and 2 assists in 22 starts with United, Martinez returned to Colombia to play for

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International career

Martinez has represented Colombia 36 times at the international level. He participated in the qualifiers for the

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in Korea and Japan, and also the qualifiers for the

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in Germany. He also represented his country at the

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and

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Honors

D.C. United

* Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (1):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Gonzalo 1975 births Living people Footballers from Valle del Cauca Department Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2004 Copa América players Deportes Tolima footballers Udinese Calcio players SSC Napoli players AS Reggina 1914 players Club Olimpia footballers Club Libertad footballers Millonarios F.C. players D.C. United players Atlético Huila footballers Deportivo Cali footballers Real Cartagena footballers Patriotas Boyacá footballers Colombian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Categoría Primera A players Serie A players Serie B players Paraguayan Primera División players Major League Soccer players Men's association football defenders Colombian football managers Venezuelan Segunda División managers Yaracuyanos F.C. managers Colombian expatriate football managers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Venezuela Expatriate football managers in Venezuela 21st-century Colombian sportsmen