Jose Martinez (born 23 January 1993) is a Mexican

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player. He is part of Mexico men's national volleyball team, and represented Mexico at the

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2016 Rio. At club level he currently plays for the WA Steel, who play in the Australian Volleyball League Previously, he played for Strasbourg Volley-Ball in France.

Early life

Martínez was born in

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. He attended Mater Dei Catholic High School in

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, where he started playing volleyball and graduated in 2011. A four-year varsity starter, he was named to the second All-Metro League team. He also lettered in water polo under coach Guy Souza.

Career

During the summer of 2016, Martínez along with Mexico men's national volleyball team, ended their 48-year absence in the Olympic Games, when they secured the final place at stake for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games through the World Olympic Qualification Tournament, which took place in their home turf in Mexico City.

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at ''FIVB.org'' 1993 births Living people Mexican men's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) Sportspeople from Tijuana Olympic volleyball players for Mexico Volleyball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for Mexico Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in volleyball 21st-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-volleyball-bio-stub