Gabriel Martínez Poch Explained

Gabriel Martínez Poch
Fullname:Gabriel Claudio Martínez Poch
Birth Date:10 February 1965
Birth Place:La Plata, Argentina
Height:1.84m
Manageryears1:2019
Managerclubs1:Mineros (assistant)
Manageryears2:2022
Managerclubs2:Mineros
Manageryears3:2023–2024
Managerclubs3:Cibao

Gabriel Claudio Martínez Poch (born 10 February 1965) is an Argentine football coach.

Career

Martínez Poch was born in La Plata. After beginning his career with hometown side Estudiantes de La Plata in 2000, he worked as a fitness coach for several Argentine clubs, as well in Spain (with UD San Pedro), Bolivia (with Blooming, Jorge Wilstermann, Aurora and Real Potosí), Ecuador (Deportivo Quito, Macará and Independiente del Valle), Romania (Universitatea Craiova), Kuwait (Al-Tadamon) and Qatar (Qatar SC).

Ahead of the 2019 season, Martínez Poch was named Horacio Matuszyczk's assistant at Venezuelan side Mineros de Guayana,[1] but left the club in January of that year due to their financial problems, and was named Head Fitness Coach at Major League Soccer side New England Revolution.[2] He later also worked as an under-19 coach of the club.

On 5 January 2022, Martínez Poch returned to Mineros after being named first team manager.[3] His first professional match in charge occurred on 26 February, a 1–3 home loss against Monagas.

On 7 April 2022, Martínez Poch resigned from Mineros after just six matches.[4] In May, he returned to his home country after joining Rubén Darío Insúa's staff at San Lorenzo, as a fitness coach.[5]

Personal life

Martínez Poch's brother Cristian is a convicted criminal for keeping his partner under false imprisonment, aside from drugging and slandering her and sexually assaulting her daughters.[6]

Honours

Cibao

2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martínez Poch: “Vemos al equipo con caras nuevas que aportarán jerarquía”. Martínez Poch: "We see the team with new faces which bring hierarchy". Balonazos.com. es. 5 January 2019. 2 March 2022.
  2. Web site: Revolution announce changes to technical staff. New England Revolution. 15 January 2019. 2 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Mineros oficializa al argentino Gabriel Martínez Poch como su nuevo DT. Mineros turn official the Argentine Gabriel Martínez Poch as their new manager. Primicia. es. 5 January 2022. 2 March 2022.
  4. News: Gabriel Martínez Poch se va de Mineros con «sensaciones positivas». Gabriel Martínez Poch leaves Mineros with "positive sensations". es. Primicia. 7 April 2022. 12 April 2022.
  5. Web site: De Español a un grande de primera. From Español to a big one from the top tier. Olé. es. 19 May 2022. 12 June 2022.
  6. Web site: La dolorosa confesión del hermano del hombre que secuestró a su pareja. The painful confession of the brother of the man who kidnapped his partner. TN. es. 27 September 2013. 6 April 2022.