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Enrique Martín (footballer, born 1956)

Enrique Martín (footballer, born 1956)

Spanish footballer and manager


Enrique Martín Monreal Lizarraga (born 9 March 1956), known as Martín, is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a forward.

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His professional career was intimately connected with Osasuna, as both a player and coach.

Playing career

Born in Pamplona, Navarre, Martín spent his entire professional career with local CA Osasuna, making his debut in the 1979–80 season whilst the club was in the Segunda División and helping it to return to La Liga after a 17-year absence.[2][3] He previously represented CD Tudelano and UE Lleida, both on loan.[4]

Subsequently, until his retirement in 1988 at the age of 32, Martín always competed in the top flight, his first game in the competition taking place on 7 September 1980 in a 1–0 home win against UD Las Palmas.[5] His best outputs occurred in that and the 1982–83 campaigns, when he netted seven times from 34 appearances.[6]

In May 1982, Osasuna rejected an offer of 80 million pesetas from Real Madrid.[7] Martín played three matches with his main team in the 1985–86 UEFA Cup, scoring in a 2–0 home victory over Rangers in the first round (2–1 on aggregate);[8] he earned two caps for Spain, his debut coming on 27 October 1982 in a 1–0 defeat of Iceland for the UEFA Euro 1984 qualifiers (six minutes played in Málaga).[9]

Coaching career

Martín worked with Osasuna from 1990 to 1999, being in charge of the youth sides, the reserves and the main squad. In 1993–94, he was one of two coaches as the latter suffered top-flight relegation after finishing last.[10]

After leaving the Rojillos, Martín coached in the second tier with CD Leganés (two spells),[11][12] Burgos CF,[13] Terrassa FC,[14] Xerez CD[15] and CD Numancia.[16] He led the second club to the 16th position out of 22 teams in the 2001–02 season, but saw it suffer administrative relegation;[17] during one of his spells with Léganes he earned notoriety for racing onto the pitch to tackle a CD Badajoz player, and earned a ten-game ban.[18][19]

On 5 May 2015, following another two stints with Osasuna B (two full seasons, three games in 2011–12),[20][21][22] Martín returned to the first team, seriously threatened with relegation in division two.[23] After managing to narrowly avoid relegation, he achieved promotion to the top flight the following campaign through the play-offs; on 7 November 2016, however, with the side in the relegation zone, he was sacked.[24]

Martín was named manager of Albacete Balompié in the second division on 5 October 2017.[25] The following 4 June, having avoided relegation, he left the club.[26]

On 23 October 2018, Martín replaced José Antonio Gordillo at the helm of Gimnàstic de Tarragona,[27] suffering relegation at the end of the season.[28] On 20 June 2019 he was appointed at Córdoba CF who also dropped down from the second tier,[29] being dismissed after four months in charge.[30]

Managerial statistics

As of 20 October 2019
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References

  1. Enrique Martín at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1–0: Osasuna debutó ganando (1–0: Osasuna had winning debut); Mundo Deportivo, 8 September 1980 (in Spanish)
  3. "Merino abandona el Promesas" [Merino leaves Promesas] (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. "Enrique Martín no continuará como entrenador del Club Atlético Osasuna" [Enrique Martín will not remain as manager of Club Atlético Osasuna] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  5. "Enrique Martín, nuevo técnico del Albacete Balompié" [Enrique Martín, new manager of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  6. "Gracias, Enrique Martín" [Thanks, Enrique Martín] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  7. "Enrique Martín toma el relevo de Gordillo en el Nàstic" [Enrique Martín takes over for Gordillo at Nàstic] (in Spanish). Sport. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  8. "Enrique Martín no seguirá en el Nástic" [Enrique Martín will not remain in Nástic] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  9. "Enrique Martín, nuevo entrenador del Córdoba CF" [Enrique Martín, new manager of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  10. "Enrique Martín deja de ser el entrenador del Córdoba CF" [Enrique Martín is no longer manager of Córdoba CF] (in Spanish). Córdoba CF. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.

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