Saúl Asael Martínez Álvarez (Latin American Spanish:[saˈulmaɾˈtines]; born 29 January 1976) is a Honduran former football forward who last played for USA fourth tier-side Miami United.
Nicknamed Speedy, Saúl Martínez was born in Colón, Honduras. He started his career at Honduran second division side Melgar before moving abroad to play for American outfit Long Island Rough Riders. He was assigned to Major League Soccer team Miami Fusion in 1999.[1] His first game in Liga Nacional was on 10 December 2000 with Olimpia against Broncos.
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Martínez first attracted the attentions of Shanghai Shenhua when he scored four goals against Slovenia during the Lunar New Year Cup in Hong Kong in early 2002. Shenhua quickly signed him and afterwards, Martinez became one of the most important players in the Shenhua team. He would end up playing in Asia for five years, winning the 2003 Chinese league title with Shanghai Shenhua; that title was however taken away from the club in 2013 due to its part in a match-fixing scandal.[2] He also won the 2003 Golden Boot Award with Shanghai.
In January 2008, Martínez joined Costa Rican side Herediano for three months after a move to F.C. Motagua did not materialise.[3] He then had a couple of seasons at Marathón.
He made a remarkable return from retirement with Victoria in the 2010 Apertura season, topping the goalscoring charts at age 34[4] and ending the season as runner-up behind Jerry Bengtson with 11 goals.[5] In July 2011 he returned for another spell at Marathón.[6]
Martínez made his debut for Honduras in a July 2001 friendly match against Ecuador, in which he immediately scored a goal, and has earned a total of 35 caps, scoring 16 goals. He has represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[9] and played at the 2007[10] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups[11] His international breakthrough however came during the 2001 Copa América, when Honduras surprisingly ended third and Martínez scored both goals in the historic win over World Cup runners-up Brazil.[12]
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Saul Asael Martinez Alvarez Latin American Spanish saˈul maɾˈtines born 29 January 1976 is a Honduran former football forward who last played for USA fourth tier side Miami United Saul MartinezPersonal informationFull nameSaul Asael Martinez AlvarezDate of birth 1976 01 29 29 January 1976 age 48 Place of birthColon HondurasHeight5 ft 6 in 1 68 m Position s ForwardYouth career1995 1996MelgarSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1997 1998Long Island Rough Riders41 13 1999Miami Fusion15 4 1999 2000Hampton Roads Mariners26 16 2000Olimpia5 1 2001Motagua17 8 2001 2002Nacional7 0 2002 2005Shanghai Shenhua86 36 2006Omiya Ardija3 0 2006 2007Shanghai United12 3 2007Motagua 1 2007Shanghai Shenhua7 2 2008Herediano8 1 2008 2010Marathon24 9 2010 2011Victoria14 14 2011Marathon6 2 2013 Miami UnitedInternational career 2001 2009Honduras35 16 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 2008 09 27 National team caps and goals correct as of 2009 01 30 In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Martinez and the second or maternal family name is Alvarez Contents 1 Club career 1 1 China 2 International career 3 Career statistics 3 1 Club 3 2 International 3 3 International goals 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksClub career editNicknamed Speedy Saul Martinez was born in Colon Honduras He started his career at Honduran second division side Melgar before moving abroad to play for American outfit Long Island Rough Riders He was assigned to Major League Soccer team Miami Fusion in 1999 1 His first game in Liga Nacional was on 10 December 2000 with Olimpia against Broncos China edit Martinez first attracted the attentions of Shanghai Shenhua when he scored four goals against Slovenia during the Lunar New Year Cup in Hong Kong in early 2002 Shenhua quickly signed him and afterwards Martinez became one of the most important players in the Shenhua team He would end up playing in Asia for five years winning the 2003 Chinese league title with Shanghai Shenhua that title was however taken away from the club in 2013 due to its part in a match fixing scandal 2 He also won the 2003 Golden Boot Award with Shanghai In January 2008 Martinez joined Costa Rican side Herediano for three months after a move to F C Motagua did not materialise 3 He then had a couple of seasons at Marathon He made a remarkable return from retirement with Victoria in the 2010 Apertura season topping the goalscoring charts at age 34 4 and ending the season as runner up behind Jerry Bengtson with 11 goals 5 In July 2011 he returned for another spell at Marathon 6 He retired from football at the end of 2011 7 In 2013 he returned to playing and joined compatriot Erick Vallecillo at newly formed Miami United of the National Premier Soccer League 8 International career editMartinez made his debut for Honduras in a July 2001 friendly match against Ecuador in which he immediately scored a goal and has earned a total of 35 caps scoring 16 goals He has represented his country in 11 FIFA World Cup qualification matches 9 and played at the 2007 10 and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups 11 His international breakthrough however came during the 2001 Copa America when Honduras surprisingly ended third and Martinez scored both goals in the historic win over World Cup runners up Brazil 12 His final international was a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama Career statistics editClub edit Club performance League Season Club League Apps Goals United States League 1997 Long Island Rough Riders USISL A League 16 3 1998 25 10 1999 Miami Fusion Major League Soccer 15 4 2000 Hampton Roads Mariners USL A League 26 16 Honduras League 2000 01 Olimpia Liga Nacional 2000 01 Motagua Liga Nacional Uruguay League 2001 Nacional Primera Division 6 0 2002 1 0 China PR League 2002 Shanghai Shenhua Jia A League 20 8 2003 23 14 2004 Super League 14 6 2005 21 6 Japan League 2006 Omiya Ardija J1 League 3 0 China PR League 2006 Shanghai United Super League 12 3 Honduras League 2006 07 Motagua Liga Nacional China PR League 2007 Shanghai Shenhua Super League 7 2 Costa Rica League 2007 08 Herediano Primera Division 8 1 Honduras League 2008 09 Marathon Liga Nacional 2009 10 Country United States 82 33 Honduras Uruguay 7 0 China PR 97 39 Japan 3 0 Costa Rica 8 1 Total 197 73 International edit Honduras national team Year Apps Goals 2001 9 3 2002 2 4 2003 5 1 2004 11 2 2005 1 1 2006 0 0 2007 3 4 2008 1 0 2009 3 1 Total 35 16 International goals edit N Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 7 July 2001 Orange Bowl Miami USA nbsp Ecuador 1 0 1 1 Friendly match 2 23 July 2001 Estadio Palogrande Manizales Colombia nbsp Brazil 2 0 2 0 2001 Copa America 3 29 July 2001 Estadio Nemesio Camacho Bogota Colombia nbsp Uruguay 1 0 2 2 2001 Copa America 4 12 February 2002 Hong Kong Stadium So Kon Po Hong Kong nbsp Slovenia 1 0 5 1 Carlsberg Cup 5 12 February 2002 Hong Kong Stadium So Kon Po Hong Kong nbsp Slovenia 2 1 5 1 Carlsberg Cup 6 12 February 2002 Hong Kong Stadium So Kon Po Hong Kong nbsp Slovenia 3 1 5 1 Carlsberg Cup 7 12 February 2002 Hong Kong Stadium So Kon Po Hong Kong nbsp Slovenia 4 1 5 1 Carlsberg Cup 8 31 January 2003 Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano San Pedro Sula Honduras nbsp Argentina 1 0 1 3 Friendly match 9 25 January 2004 Hong Kong Stadium So Kon Po Hong Kong nbsp Norway 1 1 1 3 Carlsberg Cup 10 18 August 2004 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Alajuela Costa Rica nbsp Costa Rica 5 2 5 2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 11 7 September 2005 Miyagi Stadium Rifu Japan nbsp Japan 3 1 4 5 Friendly match 12 27 January 2007 Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Tegucigalpa Honduras nbsp Denmark 1 1 1 1 Friendly match 13 15 February 2007 Estadio Cuscatlan San Salvador El Salvador nbsp Nicaragua 6 1 9 1 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup 14 15 February 2007 Estadio Cuscatlan San Salvador El Salvador nbsp Nicaragua 8 1 9 1 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup 15 15 February 2007 Estadio Cuscatlan San Salvador El Salvador nbsp Nicaragua 9 1 9 1 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup 16 24 January 2009 Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino Tegucigalpa Honduras nbsp Nicaragua 3 1 4 1 2009 UNCAF Nations CupHonours editNacional Montevideo Uruguayan Primera Division 2001 2002 Shanghai Shenhua Chinese Jia A League 2003 revoked due to match fixing scandal C D Marathon Liga Nacional de Futbol Profesional de Honduras 2008 09 Apertura References edit MLS Honduran born forward Saul Martinez allocated to Miami SoccerAmerica Saul Martinez pierde titulo en China por sancion al Shanghai Shenhua El Heraldo in Spanish Saul quiere jugar solo tres meses con Herediano Prensa Libre in Spanish Saul Martinez como el vino entre mas anejo Futbol de Honduras in Spanish Saul Martinez Para la semifinal estare listo La Prensa in Spanish Saul regresa al Marathon La Prensa in Spanish Saul Martinez Mejor me retiro que ganar menos La Prensa in Spanish Miami United Strikers MLS Expansion Miami Herald Saul Martinez FIFA competition record archived Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 Details RSSSF UNCAF Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2009 Details RSSSF Hace 10 anos eliminamos a Brasil de Copa America La Prensa in Spanish External links editSaul Martinez at National Football Teams com Saul Martinez at Major League Soccer Saul Martinez at J League archive in Japanese nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saul Martinez amp oldid 1183015393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
