Horacio Raúl Martínez (born 24 April 1987) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Career

Martínez left Estudiantes to play for Grupo Universitario, with the forward scoring eleven goals in twenty-eight

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fixtures. In 2010, Martínez moved to Italian football with Latina. He scored seven goals in the

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as the club won promotion to

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as Group C winners. Martínez subsequently left the club, joining

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side

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. He remained for three seasons in the fourth tier, netting thirteen goals in his opening season before scoring eight and six in his remaining two; he also scored another six across cup and play-off football. Martínez departed Italy in 2014. In 2015, Martínez joined

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back in his homeland. After no appearances for the

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club, Martínez signed for

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in January 2016. Having spent the 2016–17 campaign in

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with Cañuelas, where he netted twenty-three times in thirty-one fixtures,

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became Martínez's seventh senior club on 22 August 2017. He scored two goals in his first two matches - versus Central Córdoba and Libertad respectively - on the way to eleven goals in 2017–18. In June 2018, Martínez joined

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. He scored sixteen times after twenty-three games in tier three.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Horacio 1987 births Living people Footballers from Rosario, Santa Fe Argentine men's footballers Men's association football forwards Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Italy Torneo Argentino B players Serie C players Serie D players Torneo Federal A players Primera C Metropolitana players Primera B Metropolitana players Grupo Universitario de Tandil players Latina Calcio 1932 players SS Arezzo players Club Atlético Mitre footballers Sportivo Las Parejas footballers Cañuelas Fútbol Club footballers Club Atlético Douglas Haig players Club Atlético Atlanta footballers Club Atlético Nueva Chicago footballers Club Atlético San Telmo footballers 21st-century Argentine sportsmen