Alejandro Martinuccio Explained

Alejandro Martinuccio
Fullname:Alejandro Hernán Martinuccio
Birth Date:16 December 1987
Birth Place:Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Boston River
Clubnumber:8
Youthclubs1:River Plate
Youthclubs2:Nueva Chicago
Years1:2007–2009
Caps1:17
Goals1:9
Years2:2009–2011
Caps2:56
Goals2:14
Years3:2011–2015
Caps3:15
Goals3:1
Years4:2012
Clubs4:Villarreal (loan)
Caps4:13
Goals4:1
Years5:2012–2014
Clubs5:Cruzeiro (loan)
Caps5:18
Goals5:4
Years6:2014
Clubs6:Coritiba (loan)
Caps6:13
Goals6:2
Years7:2016–2017
Caps7:12
Goals7:1
Years8:2017
Caps8:7
Goals8:2
Years9:2018
Caps9:15
Goals9:2
Years10:2019–2020
Caps10:15
Goals10:3
Years11:2020–
Caps11:8
Goals11:1
Club-Update:13:38, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Alejandro "El Negro" Martinuccio (born 16 December 1987 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Boston River.

Career

Nueva Chicago

Martinuccio made his debut at Club Atlético Nueva Chicago in 2008 and after a remarkable individual performance with his team in the Primera B Metropolitana was transferred to Uruguayan club C.A. Peñarol.

Peñarol

Martinuccio helped Peñarol reach the 2011 Copa Libertadores Finals, in which Peñarol lost to Brazil's Santos. He had thirteen appearances and scored 2 goals in the competition.

Fluminense

After a good display of football in the 2011 Copa Libertadores, Fluminense signed Martinuccio in July 2011.[1]

Villarreal

Martinuccio joined Villarreal in January 2012 in a loan deal. He scored his first goal for the club against Real Zaragoza on March 4.

Cruzeiro

In July 2012, Cruzeiro signed Martinuccio on a one-year loan from Fluminense.[2] He stayed there for another year until mid-2014 and won the 2013 Brazilian Série A and the 2014 Campeonato Mineiro. Although, due to injuries he could never establish himself in the team and returned to Fluminense.[3]

Coritiba

In June 2014 Martinuccio was loaned one more time, on this occasion to another Brazilian club, Coritiba.[4] Once again he struggled with injuries.[5]

Chapecoense

Without playing since November 2014 Chapecoense signed Alejandro on 30 April 2016. Martinuccio failed in medical exams at Ponte Preta before agreeing with Chapecoense. He had a chance to return to football after a series of serious injuries and surgeries on both legs.[6] Because of a new injury, Martinuccio missed the ill-fated team flight which crashed near Medellín, where 71 people died.[7]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nueva Chicago2007–08Primera B Nacional800080
2008–09Primera B Metropolitana990099
Total17900179
Peñarol2009–10Primera División32800328
2010–112460017[8] 3419
Total5614001737317
Fluminense2011Série A14100141
201200001[9] 010
2015000000
Total1410010151
Villarreal2011–12La Liga13120131
Cruzeiro (loan)2012Série A10400104
2013702090
201410000010
Total1842000204
Coritiba (loan)2014Série A13220152
Chapecoense2016Série A812000101
20170000004[10] 040
Total81000040141
Avaí2018Série A1020142172
Career total14032801735018437

Honours

Peñarol

2009–10

Cruzeiro

2013

2014

Chapecoense plane crash

On 28 November 2016, many of his current teammates at Chapecoense were involved in a plane crash, which killed most of the squad (17 died instantly after crash and two more a few hours later in hospital at Medellín). Martuniccio was not on the plane as he had been dropped from the team for the first final game against Atlético Nacional for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana, due to an injury.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fluminense contrata Martinuccio . vitrineesportiva.com.br . July 20, 2011 . August 20, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140821203253/http://www.vitrineesportiva.com.br/headline/fluminense-contrata-martnuccio/ . August 21, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Cruzeiro contrata Martinuccio por empréstimo de um ano . Estadão . July 5, 2012 . August 20, 2014.
  3. Web site: Cruzeiro não revova empréstimo de Martinuccio, e atacante volta ao Flu . globoesporte.com . May 29, 2012 . August 20, 2014.
  4. Web site: Martinuccio realiza exames médicos antes de assinar com o Coritiba . globoesporte.com . June 27, 2014 . August 20, 2014.
  5. Web site: Situação de Martinuccio será reavaliada no Coritiba, diz Celso Roth . globoesporte.com . August 4, 2014 . August 20, 2014.
  6. Web site: Após exames e acerto, Martinuccio inicia tratamento na Chapecoense . globoesporte.com . March 1, 2016 . July 21, 2016.
  7. Web site: El ex del Villarreal que se salvó al estar lesionado: "Siento un profundo dolor" . Spanish . Marca . 29 November 2016 . 29 November 2016.
  8. Four appearances and one goal in 2010 Copa Sudamericana, 13 appearances and two goals in 2011 Copa Libertadores.
  9. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Carioca.
  10. Appearance(s) in Campeonato Catarinense.
  11. News: Accidente del Chapecoense: Alejandro Martinuccio, el único argentino del equipo, se salvó por una lesión. Clarin.com. Clarin.com. 2016-11-29.