Alberto Martínez (footballer, born 1950) explained

Alberto Martínez
Fullname:Alberto Ariel Martínez Piriz
Birth Date:30 July 1950
Birth Place:Rocha, Uruguay
Death Date:1 December 2009 (aged 59)
Death Place:Uruguay
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1970–1973
Years2:1973–1978
Years3:1978–1979
Years4:1979–1980
Years5:1980–1982
Years6:1982–1983
Years7:1983–1985
Clubs1:Peñarol
Clubs2:Austria Vienna
Clubs3:Wiener SK
Clubs4:VOEST Linz
Clubs5:Wiener SK
Clubs6:Las Palmas
Clubs7:Favoritner AC
Caps2:144
Goals2:26
Caps3:54
Goals3:22
Caps4:18
Goals4:5
Caps5:65
Goals5:20
Caps6:28
Goals6:3
Caps7:57
Goals7:12

Alberto Ariel Martínez Piriz (30 July 1950 – 1 December 2009) was an Uruguayan professional footballer who played in Austria for Austria Vienna.

Club career

Martínez, who played as a midfielder, participated in the 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final for Austria Vienna.[1] Martínez died on 1 December 2009 of heart failure, at the age of 59.[2]

Personal life

Martínez held Austrian citizenship. His son is the footballer Sebastián Martínez who obtained two international caps for Austria.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1977/78: Two out of three for Anderlecht . 8 December 2009 . UEFA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090414023935/http://www.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1977/intro.html . April 14, 2009 .
  2. News: Austria trauert um Alberto Martinez. 8 December 2009. 2 December 2009. Der Standard. https://web.archive.org/web/20091205051400/http://derstandard.at/1259281063730/Austria-trauert-um-Alberto-Martinez. 5 December 2009 . live. de.
  3. Web site: Im Gespräch: Sebastian Martinez. First Vienna FC 1894.