José Carlos MartÃnez Garzón (born 18 September 2002) is a Bolivian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
winger for
Bulgarian First League
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club
CSKA 1948 Sofia and the
Bolivia national team.
Club career
Born in
San Javier, Bolivia, MartÃnez started his career with
Always Ready in the
Bolivian top level. With them, he has taken part in the
2024 Copa Sudamericana
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.
International career
On 27 August 2023, MartÃnez made his senior debut with
Bolivia
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in the 1–2 loss against
Panama
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.
In December 2023, MartÃnez represented the
Bolivia under-23 team in friendly matches against
Peru
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.
In September 2024, MartÃnez received another call-up to the senior team under
Óscar Villegas
Óscar Adolfo Villegas Cámara (born 15 April 1970) is a Bolivian football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of the Bolivia national team.
Playing career
Born in Cochabamba, Villegas began his caree ...
for the
2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against
Colombia
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and
Argentina
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Jose
2002 births
Living people
People from Ñuflo de Chávez Province
Sportspeople from Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia)
Bolivian men's footballers
21st-century Bolivian sportsmen
Bolivia men's international footballers
Bolivia men's youth international footballers
Club Always Ready players
Bolivian Primera División players
Men's association football wingers