Diego Hernán Martínez

Diego Hernán Martínez (born 16 November 1978) is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is the manager of Godoy Cruz.

Diego Martínez
Personal information
Full name Diego Hernán Martínez
Date of birth (1978-11-16) 16 November 1978
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Godoy Cruz (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Almirante Brown
1998–1999 Cañuelas
1999–2000 Deportivo Morón 0 (0)
2000–2001 Ituzaingó 40 (8)
2001–2002 Estudiantes BA
2002 Aurora 0 (0)
2003 Gimnasia y Esgrima (CdU) 18 (3)
2003–2005 All Boys
2005–2006 Temperley
2006–2007 All Boys
2007–2010 Pierikos 71 (6)
2010–2011 Diagoras 3 (0)
2011 Estudiantes BA
2013–2014 Belgrano de Zárate 9 (2)
Teams managed
2015–2016 Ituzaingó
2016–2017 Cañuelas
2018 Comunicaciones
2018 Midland
2018–2020 Estudiantes BA
2020– Godoy Cruz
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

A midfielder, Martínez never appeared in any higher than Primera B Nacional, with his only input in the category being three goals in 18 appearances for Gimnasia y Esgrima de Concepción del Uruguay in the 2002–03 season. He also played abroad, spending half a year with Aurora in Guatemala, where he did not appear, and four seasons in Greece with Pierikos and Diagoras.[1]

After retiring Martínez started working as a coach, being initially in charge Boca Juniors' youth categories before taking over his first senior job at Ituzaingó, a club he already represented as a player. After another work at Cañuelas, also a former side, he was in charge of Comunicaciones (for only five matches)[2] and Midland[3] before taking over Estudiantes de Buenos Aires in June 2018.[4]

With Estudiantes, Martínez achieved promotion from Primera B Metropolitana, and also reached the semifinals of the 2018–19 Copa Argentina, being knocked out by River Plate.[5]

On 10 August 2020, Martínez was presented as manager of Primera División side Godoy Cruz.[6]

References
  1. "Dejó Boca para dirigir en Primera D y trabajó bajo la órbita del Barcelona: Diego Martínez, el técnico de Estudiantes, que buscará dar el golpe ante River" [Left Boca to manage in Primera D and worked for Barcelona: Diego Martínez, the manager of Estudiantes, who will seek to knock down River] (in Spanish). Infobae. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. "No va más el DT" [The manager does not remain] (in Spanish). Olé. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. "Diego Martínez es el nuevo DT" [Diego Martínez is the new manager] (in Spanish). Mundo Ascenso. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. "Diego Martínez, nuevo DT del Pincha" [Diego Martínez, new manager of Pincha] (in Spanish). Olé. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. "Diego Martínez, el director técnico del ascenso que llegó a Godoy Cruz con ADN de Barcelona" [Diego Martínez, the manager from the second division who arrived at Godoy Cruz with Barcelona DNA] (in Spanish). La Nación. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. "Godoy Cruz presentó a Diego Martínez, su nuevo DT" [Godoy Cruz presented Diego Martínez, their new manager] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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