Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emil José Martínez Cruz | ||
Date of birth | 17 September 1982 | ||
Place of birth | El Progreso, Honduras | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2001–2005 | Marathón | 105 | (30) |
2005–2006 | Alajuelense | 24 | (4) |
2006–2008 | Marathón | 47 | (23) |
2008 | Shanghai Shenhua | 28 | (8) |
2009 | Marathón | 7 | (1) |
2009 | Beijing Guoan | 29 | (5) |
2010 | Indios | 16 | (1) |
2010 | Hangzhou Greentown | 17 | (1) |
2011 | Marathón | 16 | (4) |
2012 | Hunan Billows | 24 | (8) |
2013 | Marathón | 9 | (4) |
2013 | Hunan Billows | 14 | (1) |
2014–2017 | Marathón | 18 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2008 | Honduras Olympic team | 3 | (0) |
2002–2011 | Honduras | 66 | (3) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 July 2021 |
Emil José Martínez Cruz (Latin American Spanish: [eˈmil maɾˈtines]; (born 17 September 1982) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Martínez made his professional debut for Marathón and played abroad for Alajuelense [1] in the Primera División de Costa Rica and Primera División de México side Indios. Also, he was attached to several clubs in Chinese Super League, including Shanghai Shenhua, Beijing Guoan and Hangzhou Greentown. In January 2012 he joined Hunan Billows. [2] In January 2013, he returned to Marathón along with fellow Hunan player Astor Henríquez. [3]
Martínez finished top scorer and best player on the 07-08 Apertura season while playing for Marathón. [4]
Last update: 6 November 2013
Season | Team | Country | Division | Apps | Goals |
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2001–02 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras | 1 | 28 | 7 |
2002–03 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras | 1 | 30 | 8 |
2003–04 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras | 1 | 29 | 10 |
2004–05 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras | 1 | 18 | 5 |
2005–06 | L.D. Alajuelense | Costa Rica | 1 | 24 | 4 |
2006–07 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras | 1 | 28 | 12 |
2007–08 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras | 1 | 19 | 11 |
2008 | Shanghai Shenhua | China | 1 | 27 | 9 |
2008–09 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras | 1 | 7 | 1 |
2009 | Beijing Guoan | China | 1 | 29 | 5 |
2010 | Indios | Mexico | 1 | 16 | 1 |
2010 | Hangzhou Greentown | China | 1 | 17 | 1 |
2010–11 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras | 1 | 10 | 4 |
2011–12 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras | 1 | 6 | 0 |
2012 | Hunan Billows | China | 2 | 24 | 8 |
2012–2013 | C.D. Marathón | Honduras | 1 | 9 | 4 |
2013 | Hunan Billows | China | 2 | 14 | 1 |
Martínez made his debut for Honduras in a February 2002 Carlsberg Cup match against Slovenia and has earned a total of 66 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [5] and played at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2003, [6] 2007, [7] 2009 [8] and 2011 UNCAF Nations Cups [9] as well as at the 2003, [10] 2007 [11] and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups. [12]
His final international was an October 2011 friendly match against Jamaica.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2004-03-31 | Independence Park, Jamaica, Kingston, Jamaica, | Jamaica | 1 – 2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2 | 2007-02-09 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador, | Costa Rica | 1 – 2 | 1–3 | 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup |
3 | 2011-01-13 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama, | Costa Rica | 2 – 0 | 2–1 | 2011 Copa Centroamericana |