Carlos Martínez (footballer, born 1980)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Carlos Martínez Fernández (born 13 November 1980) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger, and is a current manager.

Carlos Martínez

Martínez in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Martínez Fernández
Date of birth	(1980-11-13) 13 November 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Llerena, Spain
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Llerenense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Llerenense
2000–2002	Atlético Aviación
2002	Getafe	3	(0)
2002–2003	Atlético Aviación
2003–2004	Getafe B
2004–2005	Aranjuez
2005–2006	Parla
2006–2007	Ofigevi
2007	Villanueva	11	(1)
2007–2010	Leganés	87	(5)
2010–2012	Alcorcón	46	(1)
2012–2014	Leganés	65	(14)
2014–2015	Fuenlabrada	35	(5)
Managerial career
2016	Dalian Yifang (assistant)
2018	Al-Ettifaq U23
2018–2019	Al-Ettifaq (assistant)
2019	Leganés B (assistant)
2019–2020	Leganés (assistant)
2020–2023	Leganés B
2023	Leganés
2023–2024	Fuenlabrada
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Born in Llerena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Martínez only played amateur football well into his 20s. In 2007, he joined Segunda División B side CD Leganés, being a regular starter for the club during his three-year spell.^[1]

On 28 July 2010, Martínez signed for AD Alcorcón, newly promoted to Segunda División.^[2] He made his professional debut on 29 August of that year at the age of 29, coming on as a second-half substitute for goalscorer Fernando Sales in a 1–1 away draw against Albacete Balompié.^[3]

Martínez scored his first and only goal in division two on 10 April 2011, netting his team's fourth in a 4–1 away routing of Córdoba CF.^[4] In July of the following year, after being sparingly used, he returned to his former side Leganés, scoring a career-best 11 goals in his first season and helping the team achieve promotion in his second.

Martínez retired in 2015, aged 34, after featuring regularly for third division side CF Fuenlabrada.

Managerial career

Shortly after retiring, Martínez started working as a fitness coach in Atlético Madrid's youth setup, before moving to China and Saudi Arabia.^[5] On 8 July 2019, he returned to Lega after being named Luis Cembranos' assistant in the B-team.^[6] He moved to the first team after Cembranos took over the main squad in an interim manner, but remained in the staff after the appointment of Javier Aguirre.

On 10 September 2020, Martínez was announced as manager of Leganés' B-team.^[7] On 4 April 2023, he was named manager of the first team, after Imanol Idiakez was sacked.^[8]

Martínez helped Lega to avoid relegation, but departed on 6 June 2023 after the club only offered him to be a part of the staff.^[9] Fourteen days later, he took over Primera Federación side CF Fuenlabrada.^[10]

Martínez was sacked by Fuenla on 22 April 2024, after a run of five winless matches.^[11]

Personal life

Martínez's younger brother Robert was also a footballer. A central midfielder, he never appeared in any higher than the third division.^[12]

Managerial statistics

As of 20 April 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Leganés B		20 July 2020	4 April 2023	88	36	26	26	110	85	+25	040.91	[13]
Leganés (interim)		4 April 2023	6 June 2023	8	4	1	3	9	7	+2	050.00	[14]
Fuenlabrada		20 June 2023	22 April 2024	33	9	11	13	29	37	−8	027.27	[15]
Total				129	49	38	42	148	129	+19	037.98	—