Diego Martínez (Paraguayan footballer, born 1980)

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Diego Martínez
Personal information
Full name Diego Martínez Ferreira
Date of birth (1980-11-24) 24 November 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Asunción, Paraguay
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Sportivo Luqueño ? (?)
2004 Libertad ? (?)
2005 Olimpia ? (?)
2006 Barcelona Sporting Club ? (?)
2006 Deportivo Cuenca ? (?)
2007 Sportivo Luqueño ? (?)
2008 12 de Octubre ? (?)
2008 Sportivo Luqueño ? (?)
2008 Alianza Lima 4 (1)
2009 12 de Octubre
2009 San Martín de Tucumán 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Martínez (born 24 November 1980) is a Paraguayan football defender.

Career[edit]

While playing for Sportivo Luqueño in 2001, Martínez was involved in an on-pitch altercation with players from San Lorenzo and received a 20-month ban from the Paraguayan Football Association. The ban was later reduced to 10 months.[1] Despite the ban, his coach, Mario Jacquet, applauded his winning mentality.[2]

The central defender participated in the 2008 Copa Libertadores for Sportivo Luqueño before moving to Peru to play for Alianza Lima in August 2008.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Diego Martínez: De un problema a otro más grave" (in Spanish). ABC Digital. 12 September 2002. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Diego Martínez, un "travieso" valorado por Mario Jacquet" (in Spanish). ABC Digital. 28 March 2003. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Paraguayo Diego Martínez es nuevo defensa aliancista" (in Spanish). FutbolPeruano.com. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 25 August 2008.