Chepe Martínez | |
Fullname: | José Orlando Martínez Peña |
Birth Date: | 30 September 1979 |
Birth Place: | San Salvador, El Salvador |
Position: | Midfielder striker |
Youthclubs1: | Instituto Nacional de Apopa |
Years1: | 2000 - 2002 |
Years2: | 2002 - 2003 |
Years3: | 2003 - 2006 |
Years4: | 2007 - 2009 |
Years5: | 2009 - 2010 |
Clubs2: | San Salvador F.C. |
Clubs4: | Alianza |
Clubs5: | Atlético Marte |
Nationalyears1: | 2004 - 2008 |
Nationalteam1: | El Salvador |
Nationalcaps1: | 27 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Pcupdate: | January 2007 |
Ntupdate: | February 2007 |
José Orlando "Chepe" Martínez Peña (born September 30, 1979 in El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player, who most prominently played as a forward for Luis Ángel Firpo.
Nicknamed Chepe, Martínez came through the Instituto Nacional de Apopa to earn himself a contract with Atlético Marte in 2000. He then had a short spell at San Salvador F.C. before joining Luis Ángel Firpo with whom he spent a couple of years. In 2007, he moved to Alianza, only for him to return to Marte two years later.[1]
In 2010, he apparently finished his career to take up cycling,[2] but in 2011 he took up coaching youth players.[3]
Martínez made his debut for El Salvador in a March 2004 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] as well as at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]
His final international game was a July 2008 friendly match against Guatemala.
Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
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1 | 12 May 2004 | Robertson Stadium, Houston, United States | 3-2 | 3-3 | Friendly match | ||
2 | 13 June 2004 | 1-0 | 2-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |