Octavio Valdez Martínez (born 7 December 1973) is a Mexican former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who played as a

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. Valdez began his career by debuting on January 11, 1997, with

Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whi ...

, in a 2–1 loss to

Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria. History Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...

. After four years in

, he got transferred to

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. ...

. Later he moved to

Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in Mexico. The city f ...

for two seasons (Aperura 2002), (Clausura 2003). Valdez later returned to

for two years. In the Aperura 2005 he got transferred to

San Luis San Luis (Spanish for "Saint Louis") may refer to: Places Argentina * San Luis Province * San Luis, Argentina, capital of San Luis Province Belize * San Luis, Belize, in Orange Walk District Colombia * San Luis, Antioquia, a town and municipality ...

where he played until 2008.

Honours

Pachuca * Mexican Championship: Invierno 1999, Apertura 2003 America * Mexican Championship: Verano 2002 *

CONCACAF Giants Cup The CONCACAF Giants Cup was an international association football club competition held in 2001 to replace CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup. The cup was for CONCACAF teams with the highest attendance in their national league, and was won by Mexico's Club ...

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Toluca * Mexican Championship: Apertura 2002 Mexico *

CONCACAF Gold Cup The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North Amer ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Valdez, Octavio C.F. Pachuca players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club América footballers San Luis F.C. players C.F. Monterrey players Liga MX players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players Footballers from the State of Mexico 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2001 Copa América players 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2004 Copa América players 1973 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Mexico men's international footballers C.F. Pachuca non-playing staff Mexican men's footballers