Chepe Martínez Explained

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.

Club career

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]

International career

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.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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

Notes and References

  1. http://archivo.elgrafico.com/index.php?jgd=179 Profile
  2. http://www.losprovocadores.net/selecta/chepe-martinez-cambio-el-futbol-por-el-ciclismo/ Chepe Martínez cambió el fútbol por el ciclismo
  3. http://m.elgrafico.com/2011/03/20/el-pitazo-inicial-en-%E2%80%9Cla-diez%E2%80%9D/ El pitazo inicial en “La Diez”
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details