Roberto Martínez

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Roberto Martínez (disambiguation) .

Roberto Martínez
Roberto Martínez at the 2018 World Cup
Personnel
Surname	Roberto Martínez Montoliu
birthday	July 13, 1973
place of birth	Balaguer ,  Spain
size	180 cm
position	midfield
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1992-1993	Real Zaragoza	1 0(0)
1993-1995	CF Balaguer	48 0(4)
1995-2001	Wigan Athletic	187 (17)
2001-2002	Motherwell FC	16 0(0)
2002-2003	Walsall FC	6 0(0)
2003-2006	Swansea City	122 0(4)
2006-2007	Chester City	31 0(3)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
2007-2009	Swansea City
2009-2013	Wigan Athletic
2013-2016	Everton FC
2016–	Belgium
1 Only league games are given.

Roberto Martínez Montoliu (born July 13, 1973 in Balaguer ) is a Spanish football coach and former player.

Club career

Martínez began his career as a football player with the Spanish first division club Real Zaragoza . There he made his professional debut on June 20, 1993 in the game against Atlético Madrid . He came on in the 55th minute for Luis Carlos Cuartero . In the summer of 1993 he moved to CF Balaguer , who was then playing in Group 5 of the Tercera División .

On July 25, 1995, he followed his two Spanish compatriots Jesús Seba and Isidro Díaz into the English Football League Third Division at Wigan Athletic . They became known as the "Three Amigos". Martínez was in Wigan for a total of seven years. He scored 24 goals in 226 competitive games. In 2001 he moved to Motherwell FC in the Scottish Premier League on a free transfer . He played one season in Scotland and came on 16 games in which he was substituted on eight times. In August 2002 he moved to FC Walsall in England on a free transfer . There, too, he was not used regularly and came in the first half of the 2002/03 season on six missions. In January 2003 he moved to Swansea City . At first he was only signed for half a year. During the second half of the season he became team captain and a fixture in the Welsh game. In June 2003 he signed a long-term contract and was one of the team's leading players from 2003 to 2006.

In May 2006 Martinez moved to Chester City on a free transfer . In February 2007, he retired as a football player and became a coach at Swansea City.

Coaching career

Swansea City

In October 2007 Martínez was named Trainer of the Month . He scored four straight wins with his team, including a 5-0 win over Leyton Orient and a 4-1 win over AFC Bournemouth . In May 2008 he was nominated again as coach of the year and made it to the Football League Championship with Swansea . Swansea was back in the second highest English division for the first time in 24 years. The first game was lost 2-0 against Charlton Athletic . Later in the season, Martínez lost with his team only four of 30 games. Swansea City also won against Premier League club Portsmouth FC in the FA Cup. The season ended in eighth place.

During his time at Swansea City, he kept stressing that he would only leave the club if forced. He also often criticized players who moved to larger clubs just for the money.

In June 2009 there were inquiries from Celtic Glasgow and Wigan Athletic to Swansea City in order to be able to talk to Martínez about possible new tasks in their clubs. After Martínez rejected these requests, he was eventually confirmed as the new coach at Wigan Athletic. He signed a three-year contract. The club's owner, Dave Whelan , said Martínez will definitely be the coach for the next three years, even if the club is relegated.

Wigan Athletic

After Martínez left Swansea, many of the club's supporters took his comment that he would only leave the club if he was forced to leave, because he had left Swansea voluntarily. He was even cursed as Judas for piloting Jason Scotland and Jordi Gómez to Wigan.

He won his first game as a coach at Wigan in the opening game of the 2009/10 season against Aston Villa . He experienced a season with high defeats against Tottenham Hotspur (1: 9) and Chelsea (0: 8). With a goal difference of −42, Wigan Athletic set a new negative record in the Premier League. At the end of the season, however, the team avoided relegation to the Football League Championship with 16th place . With Athletic Martinez won on May 11, 2013 against favorites Manchester City the 132nd FA Cup final 1-0, but rose with the club at the end of the 2012/13 season from the Premier League . Martínez and Wigan Athletic then agreed to terminate his ongoing contract.

Everton FC

For the 2013/14 season Martínez took over as the successor to David Moyes, the post of head coach at Everton . He was released on May 12, 2016, one match day before the end of the 2015/16 Premier League season .

Belgian national team

Martínez has been the coach of the Belgian national team since the beginning of August 2016 . At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he was able to achieve third place with the national team.

Success as a trainer

• FA Cup : 2013
• Entry into the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup with the Belgian national team

Others

On June 26, 2009, he married his Scottish friend Beth Thompson in the Cathedral Church of Saint Joseph in Swansea. The couple met in 2001 while Martínez was playing in Motherwell . Martínez is the father of two daughters.

During the 2010 Soccer World Cup he was a co-commentator on ESPN .

Web links

• Roberto Martínez in the database of weltfussball.de
• Roberto Martínez in the soccerbase.com database
• Roberto Martínez in the soccerbase.com database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Atlético Madrid 2-2 Real Zaragoza (match report) ( Spanish ) LFP. June 20, 1993. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
2. ↑ Martinez sure of Swansea success ( English ) BBC Sport. February 25, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
3. ↑ Andrew Scurr: Martinez lands manager gong ( English ) Sky Sports. November 1, 2007. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
4. ↑ Portsmouth 0-2 Swansea ( English ) BBC Sport. January 24, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
5. ↑ Celtic want Swans boss Martinez ( English ) BBC Sport. June 1, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
6. ↑ Martinez is Wigan's first choice ( English ) BBC Sport. June 3, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
7. ↑ Wigan explain Martinez deal delay ( English ) BBC Sport. June 12, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
8. ^ Wigan finally land boss Martinez (English) , BBC Sport. June 15, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2009. 
9. ↑ James Ducker: Wigan not interested in injury-prone Michael Owen ( English ) The Times. June 17, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
10. ^ Paul Abbandonato: Roberto Martinez is the fallen hero with Swansea City fans ( English ) WalesOnline. June 18, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
11. ↑ Wigan creates the cup sensation at Wembley. In: Kicker Sportmagazin from May 11, 2013. Accessed on May 29, 2013.
12. ↑ Martínez terminates his contract with the Latics. In: Kicker Sportmagazin, May 28, 2013. Accessed May 29, 2013.
13. ↑ Perfect! Martinez takes over at Everton. In: Kicker Sportmagazin from June 5, 2013. Accessed June 10, 2013.
14. ^ Roberto Martinez: Everton sack manager after three years in charge BBC Sport, May 12, 2013. Accessed May 11, 2016.
15. ↑ Roberto Martínez is de nieuwe coach van de Rode Duivels website of the Belgian Football Association, accessed on August 4, 2016 (Dutch)
16. ↑ Roberto Martinez dad for the second time. Belgian Broadcasting, August 2, 2019, accessed August 4, 2019 . 
17. ^ Roberto Martinez Studio Analyst, 2010 FIFA World Cup. ESPN MediaZone on May 6, 2010, archived from the original on August 8, 2010 ; accessed on August 4, 2019 .