Octavio Valdez

Octavio Valdez Martínez (born December 7, 1973) is a former Mexican football midfielder.

Octavio Valdez

Personal information
Full name	Octavio Valdez Martínez
Date of birth	(1973-12-07) December 7, 1973
Place of birth	Santiago Acutzilapan, Mexico
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Pachuca (Assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2001	Pachuca	111	(6)
2001–2002	America	21	(1)
2002–2003	Toluca	45	(4)
2003–2005	Pachuca	75	(6)
2005–2008	San Luis	83	(3)
2008–2009	→ Monterrey (loan)	11	(0)
2009–2010	Veracruz	40	(2)
2011	La Piedad	13	(2)
National team
2001–2004	Mexico	30	(0)
Teams managed
2014	Universidad del Fútbol
2015	Alto Rendimiento Tuzo
2016–2019	Pachuca Reserves and Academy
2020–	Pachuca (Assistant)
Honours Representing  Mexico Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003 Runner-up Copa America 2001
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 4, 2008

Martínez began his career by debuting on January 11, 1997 with Pachuca, in a 2–1 loss to Necaxa. After four years in Pachuca, Martínez got transferred to Club América. Later he moved to Toluca for two seasons (Aperura 2002), (Clausura 2003). Martínez later went back with Pachuca for two years. In the Aperura 2005 he got transferred to San Luis where he played until 2008.