Julio Enrique Martínez Rivera (born 8 July 1985) is a retired Salvadoran

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who last played for Águila and internationally for the El Salvador national team.

Club career

León

On 15 June 2009, Martínez was one of three Salvadoran footballers signed to the Mexican club

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on a loan deal from Alianza; the other two were

Rodolfo Zelaya Rodolfo Antonio Zelaya García (born 3 July 1988), also known as Fito Zelaya or Fito, is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as a second striker. In October 2013, Zelaya was banned from football for one year for his involvem ...

and

Cristian Castillo Christian Giovanni Castillo Martínez (born August 25, 1984, in San Salvador) is a Salvadoran footballer. He was banned for life in 2013 for match-fixing while playing for the El Salvador national football team. After being banned, he played fo ...

. On 3 December 2009, it was announced that Club León had permanently signed Martínez along with the other two Salvadorans to a three-year contract. However, shortly afterwards, it was announced that Martínez along with the other two Salvadorans would no longer be part of the team for the moment. It was explained that the three foreign player spots allowed for the club had already been taken by other new signings.

Chicago Fire

On 21 January 2010, new Chicago Fire and former

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coach

Carlos de los Cobos Carlos de los Cobos Martínez (born 10 December 1958) is a Mexican former professional football player and manager who last managed El Salvador. Playing career As a player, de los Cobos spent the majority of his playing career in his native Me ...

signed Martínez to Chicago Fire on loan from León. On 30 June 2010, Martínez was released by the Chicago Fire.

Return to Alianza

Prior to returning to Alianza for the Apertura 2010, Martínez had signed with the club in 2009. However, he never managed to make his debut with the squad after he was sent to the Mexican

on a loan basis shortly following the announcement of his signing. After the season ended, Club León decided to permanently sign Martínez along with

and

, who were also on loan with the Mexican club at the time. For the Apertura 2010, Martínez reunited with two of his former teammates (Castillo) and (Zelaya) who have all previously played at Alianza.

International career

Martínez is a member of the

national team, having made his debut in an October 2006 friendly match against

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. He was part of the El Salvador squads which took part in the

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and

2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). It was played from July 3 to 26, 2009 in the United Stat ...

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– RSSSF and, as of July 2011, he has earned 13 caps and scored two international goals, both in qualifying for the

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, and both against

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International goals

Honours

Isidro Metapán

* Primera División: **Winner (3): Clausura 2007, Apertura 2008, Clausura 2009

References

External links

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El Grafico Profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Julio 1985 births Living people Sportspeople from Santa Ana Department Men's association football wingers Salvadoran men's footballers 21st-century Salvadoran sportsmen El Salvador men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players A.D. Isidro Metapán footballers Alianza F.C. (El Salvador) footballers Club León footballers Chicago Fire FC players Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players