José Orlando Martínez Peña
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Orlando Martínez Peña | ||
Date of birth | September 30, 1979 | ||
Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position |
Midfielder striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Instituto Nacional de Apopa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2002 | Atlético Marte | ||
2002–2003 | San Salvador F.C. | ||
2003–2006 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
2007–2009 | Alianza | ||
2009–2010 | Atlético Marte | ||
National team‡ | |||
2004–2008 | El Salvador | 27 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 2007. |
José Orlando Martínez Peña (born September 30, 1979 in El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player, who most prominently played as a forward for Luis Ángel Firpo.
Club career
Nicknamed Chepe, Martínez came through the Instituto Nacional de Apopa to earn himself a contract with Atlético Marte in 2000. He then had a short spell at San Salvador F.C. before joining Luis Ángel Firpo with whom he spent a couple of years. In 2007 he moved to Alianza, only for him to return to Marte two years later.[1]
In 2010 he apparently finished his career to take up cycling,[2] but in 2011 he took up coaching youth players.[3]
International career
Martínez made his debut for El Salvador in a March 2004 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup[5] as well as at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
His final international game was a July 2008 friendly match against Guatemala.
International goals
- Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 12 May 2004 | Robertson Stadium, Houston, United States | Haiti | 3-2 | 3-3 | Friendly match |
2 | 13 June 2004 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador | Bermuda | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ↑ Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)
- ↑ Chepe Martínez cambió el fútbol por el ciclismo - LosProvocadores (Spanish)
- ↑ El pitazo inicial en “La Diez” - El Gráfico (Spanish)
- ↑ José Orlando Martínez Peña – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
External links
- José Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com