Edgar Martínez (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edgar Leonardo Martínez Fracchia | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rampla Juniors (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Rampla Juniors | ||
| 2003–2006 | Santos de Guápiles | ||
| 2006–2008 | Montevideo Wanderers | 57 | (3) |
| 2008 | Deportivo Cali | ||
| 2009 | Chongqing Lifan | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Tacuarembó | 23 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Central Español | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | Comunicaciones | 20 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | Sud América | 89 | (2) |
| 2017 | Miami United | ||
| 2018 | Central Español | 10 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Rampla Juniors | 22 | (1) |
| 2022 | La Luz | 21 | (2) |
| 2023 | Atenas de San Carlos | 23 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020 | Rampla Juniors (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Rampla Juniors | ||
| 2024– | Rampla Juniors | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edgar Leonardo Martínez Fracchia (born 26 January 1979) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the manager of Rampla Juniors.
Managerial career
[edit]Martínez announced his retirement in June 2019,[1] being an assistant of Edgardo Arias at Rampla Juniors before being himself named manager on 25 October 2020.[2] He was later replaced by Rubén Silva.
Martínez stepped out of retirement in February 2022, after signing for La Luz, and subsequently played for Atenas de San Carlos before again hanging up his boots in 2023. On 10 April 2024, he was again appointed manager of Rampla.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Martínez's younger brother Williams was also a footballer and a centre-back. He died by suicide in 2021, aged 38.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Edgar Martínez anunció su retiro y ahora Rampla Juniors va por Nicolás Correa, futbol.com.uy, 12 June 2019
- ^ "Edgar Martinez será el entrenador de Rampla Juniors" [Edgar Martínez will be the manager of Rampla Juniors] (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Apertura: Edgar Martínez asumió como entrenador de Rampla Juniors, el tercero al mando" [Apertura: Edgar Martínez took over as coach of Rampla Juniors, the third in command] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Edgar Martínez: la influencia de su hermano Williams en la épica de La Luz y qué les dijo el DT sobre Peñarol para motivarlos" [Edgar Martínez: the influence of his brother Williams in La Luz's epic win which was said by the manager about Peñarol to motivate them] (in Spanish). El País. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Edgar Martínez at Soccerway (in English)
- Edgar Martínez at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
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