Emil Martínez

Emil Martínez
	Drawing of Emil Martinez
Personal information
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
Club information
Current team	Marathón
Number	7
Senior career*
National team‡
Honduras
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2010; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 February 2013

Emil José Martínez Cruz (American Spanish: [eˈmil maɾˈtines]; born 17 September 1982 in El Progreso) is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Marathón and is a regular midfielder in the Honduras national team.

Club career

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
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.

**Emil Martínez: International goals**
Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 2001-02 Clausura, 2002-03 Clausura, 2004-05 Apertura, 2007-08 Apertura

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