Sergio Martínez (footballer)

Sergio Martínez
	Martínez in 1994
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Daniel Martínez Alzuri
Date of birth	15 February 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Montevideo, Uruguay
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1990	Defensor
1991–1992	Peñarol
1992–1997	Boca Juniors
1998–1999	Deportivo La Coruña
2000–2001	Nacional
Total
International career
1988–1997	Uruguay
Medal record
Representing Uruguay
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sergio Daniel Martínez Alzuri (born 15 February 1969), nicknamed "Manteca", is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a striker. He was two times top scorer in the Argentine Primera División during his five years with Boca Juniors. He also played professionally in Spain.

Club career[edit]

Born in Montevideo, Martínez started his professional career with Defensor Sporting Club in 1986. In 1991 he signed for giants C.A. Peñarol, switching to Argentina in the following year with Boca Juniors.

In his five years with Boca, Martínez won the Apertura in 1992 and the Copa de Oro in 1993, being crowned the Apertura 1993's top scorer with 12 goals and the Clausura 1997's with 15; upon his departure, he ranked seventh in the club's all-time scoring list with 86 goals in 167 games (all competitions).

In January 1998, Martínez moved to Spain to play for Deportivo de La Coruña,^[1] only appearing in three La Liga matches in more than one year^[2] before returning to his homeland to finish his career, at Club Nacional de Football.

International career[edit]

In 1995, Martínez helped Uruguay win the Copa América, scoring the decisive penalty in the shootout against Brazil in the final.^[3] The recipient of 35 full caps,^[4] he was also summoned for the 1990 FIFA World Cup, appearing in one game as the national side exited in the round of 16 (90 minutes against South Korea, 1–0 triumph).^[5]

Honours[edit]

Primera División Top Scorer: Clausura 1997

References[edit]

^ "Manteca Martínez por Pandiani" [Manteca Martínez for Pandiani] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 23 December 1999. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
^ El peor fichaje del Deportivo de La Coruña (Deportivo de La Coruña's worst signing); Diarios de Fútbol, 16 January 2007 (in Spanish)
^ Copa América 1995; at RSSSF
^ Uruguay – Record International Players; at RSSSF
^ Sergio Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)

External links[edit]

National team data (in Spanish)
Sergio Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com
Sergio Martínez at BDFutbol
Official website (in Spanish)

[1] "Manteca Martínez por Pandiani" [Manteca Martínez for Pandiani] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 23 December 1999. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

[2] El peor fichaje del Deportivo de La Coruña (Deportivo de La Coruña's worst signing); Diarios de Fútbol, 16 January 2007 (in Spanish)

[3] Copa América 1995; at RSSSF

[4] Uruguay – Record International Players; at RSSSF

[5] Sergio Martínez – FIFA competition record (archived)

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v t e Argentine Primera División top scorers
1890s	1891: Archer 1892 1893: Leslie 1894: Gifford 1895: (No records) 1896: Allen / Anderson 1897: Stirling 1898: Allen 1899: Hooton
1900s	1900: Leonard 1901: Dorning 1902: J. Brown 1903: J. Brown 1904: A. Brown 1905: T. González / C. Lett 1906: E. Brown / Hooton / Lawrie / Whalley 1907: E. Brown 1908: E. Brown 1909: E. Brown
1910s	1910: Watson Hutton 1911: Malbrán / E. Lett / Piaggio 1912: Ohaco 1912 FAF: Colla 1913: Ohaco 1913 FAF: Dannaher 1914: Ohaco 1914 FAF: Carabelli 1915: Ohaco 1916: Hiller 1917: Marcovecchio 1918: Zabaleta 1919: Garasino / Martín 1919 AAmF: Marcovecchio
1920s	1920: Lucarelli 1920 AAmF: Carreras 1921: Dannaher 1921 AAmF: Zabaleta 1922: Clarke / Tarasconi 1922 AAmF: Seoane 1923: Tarasconi 1923 AAmF: Barceló 1924: Tarasconi 1924 AAmF: Lucarelli / Ravaschino 1925: Gaslini 1925 AAmF: Bellomo 1926: Cherro 1926 AAmF: Seoane 1927: Tarasconi 1928: Cherro 1929: Cortese / Seoane
1930s	1930: Cherro 1931: Zozaya 1932: B. Ferreyra 1933: Varallo 1934: Barrera 1935: Cosso 1936: Barrera 1937: Erico 1938: Erico 1939: Erico
1940s	1940: Benítez Cáceres / Lángara 1941: Canteli 1942: Martino 1943: Arrieta / Labruna / Frutos 1944: Mellone 1945: Labruna 1946: Boyé 1947: Di Stéfano 1948: Santos 1949: Simes / Pizzuti
1950s	1950: Papa 1951: Vernazza 1952: Ricagni 1953: Pizzuti / Benavídez 1954: Berni / Conde / Borello 1955: Massei 1956: Castro / Grillo 1957: Rob. Zárate 1958: Sanfilippo 1959: Sanfilippo
1960s	1960: Sanfilippo 1961: Sanfilippo 1962: Artime 1963: Artime 1964: Veira 1965: Carone 1966: Artime 1967 Met: Acosta 1967 Nac: Artime 1968 Met: Obberti 1968 Nac: Wehbe 1969 Met: Machado 1969 Nac: Fischer / Bulla
1970s	1970 Met: Más 1970 Nac: Bianchi 1971 Met: Bianchi 1971 Nac: Obberti / Luñiz 1972 Met: Brindisi 1972 Nac: Morete 1973 Met: Más / Curioni / Peña 1973 Nac: Gómez Voglino 1974 Met: Morete 1974 Nac: Kempes 1975 Met: Scotta 1975 Nac: Scotta 1976 Met: Kempes 1976 Nac: Eresuma / L. Ludueña / Marchetti 1977 Met: C. Álvarez 1977 Nac: Letanú 1978 Met: Maradona / Andreucci 1978 Nac: Reinaldi 1979 Met: Maradona / Fortunato 1979 Nac: Maradona
1980s	1980 Met: Maradona 1980 Nac: Maradona 1981 Met: Chaparro 1981 Nac: Bianchi 1982 Nac: M. Juárez 1982 Met: Morete 1983 Nac: Husillos 1983 Met: Ramos 1984 Nac: Pasculli 1984 Met: Francescoli 1985 Nac: Comas 1985–86: Francescoli 1986–87: Palma 1987–88: J. L. Rodríguez 1988–89: Dertycia / Gorosito 1989–90: Cozzoni
1990s	1990–91: E. González 1991 Ap: Díaz Cl 1992: Scotto / Latorre 1992 Ap: Acosta 1993 Cl: Da Silva 1993 Ap: Martínez 1994 Cl: Espina / Crespo 1994 Ap: Francescoli 1995 Cl: Flores 1995 Ap: Calderón 1996 Cl: A. López 1996 Ap: Reggi 1997 Cl: Martínez 1997 Ap: Da Silva 1998 Cl: Sosa 1998 Ap: Palermo 1999 Cl: Calderón 1999 Ap: Saviola
2000s	2000 Cl: Fuertes 2000 Ap: Ángel 2001 Cl: Romeo 2001 Ap: Cardetti 2002 Cl: Cavenaghi 2002 Ap: Silvera 2003 Cl: Figueroa 2003 Ap: Farías 2004 Cl: Rol. Zárate 2004 Ap: L. López 2005 Cl: Pavone 2005 Ap: Cámpora 2006 Cl: Vargas 2006 Ap: M. Zárate / Palacio 2007 Cl: Palermo 2007 Ap: Denis 2008 Cl: Cvitanich 2008 Ap: Sand 2009 Cl: Sand 2009 Ap: Silva
2010s	2010 Cl: Boselli 2010 Ap: Stracqualursi / Silva 2011 Cl: Cámpora / Gutiérrez 2011 Ap: Ramírez 2012 Cl: Luna 2012 In: F. Ferreyra / Scocco 2013 Fi: Gigliotti / Scocco 2013 In: Pereyra 2014 Fi: M. Zárate 2014 Tr: Pratto / M. Rodríguez / Romero 2015: Ruben 2016: Sand 2016–17: Benedetto 2017–18: García 2018–19: L. López
2020s	2020: Borré / Romero 2021: J. Álvarez 2022: Retegui 2023: Santos / Vegetti

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