Hans Alexis Martínez Cabrera (born 4 January 1987) is a Chilean former

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who mainly played as a

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, but he could also play as a

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Club career

Born in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

, Martínez joined Universidad Católica's youth system in 1998, aged 11, and made his first-team debuts in 2007. Martínez scored his first goal on 6 October 2008, in a 5–3 away win over

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. In the following three seasons he was an undisputed starter, losing his place, however, in the 2012 season. In July 2013, Martínez rejected a new four-year deal from the UC, and after being linked to

Colo-Colo Colo-Colo (), officially Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo, is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano, it competes in the Chilean Primera División, from which the club has never been ...

and

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in August, he stated a desire to move abroad in December. On 27 December 2013 Martínez joined

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side

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on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut in the top flight of Spanish football on 12 April of the following year, starting in a 0–4 loss at

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. On 19 July 2014, Martínez returned to Chile, joining O'Higgins. After having contractual conflicts with

Lautaro de Buin Lautaro (Anglicized as 'Levtaru') ( " swift hawk") (; 1534 – April 29, 1557) was a young Mapuche toqui known for leading the indigenous resistance against Spanish conquest in Chile and developing the tactics that would continue to be emplo ...

and his manager

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, he was given severance pay and released on April 7, 2021. A year later, he confirmed his retirement from football.

International career

After appearing with the Chile under-17s at the

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, Martínez was a member of the Chile under-20 squad, which finished fourth at the

2007 South American Youth Championship The 2007 South American Youth Championship (Sudamericano Sub-20) was the 23rd edition of the competition. It was played in Paraguay between 7 and 28 January 2007, and was contested by all ten U-20 national football teams of CONMEBOL. This was the ...

in Paraguay, being a regular starter. He appeared at the

2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the 16th edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (formerly called the FIFA World Youth Championship), hosted by Canada from 30 June to 22 July 2007. Argentina defeated the Czech Republic in the title game by the scor ...

, and the following year appeared at the

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. Martínez made his full squad debut on 26 January 2008, starting in a 0–0 draw against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Universidad Católica * Primera División:

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

Copa Chile The Copa Chile (''Chile Cup'') is an annual cup competition for Chilean football teams. Due to time constraints and club pressure, the trophy was cancelled in 2000, but returned in 2008. Its precursor was the Campeonato de Apertura (''Opening Ch ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Chile U-20 *

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third place:

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Hans 1987 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Men's association football central defenders Chilean men's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportsmen Chile men's youth international footballers Chile men's under-20 international footballers Chile men's international footballers Chilean Primera División players Segunda División Profesional de Chile players La Liga players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers UD Almería players O'Higgins F.C. footballers Audax Italiano footballers C.D. Universidad de Concepción footballers Lautaro de Buín footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain