Juan Ramón Martínez (footballer) explained

Juan Ramón Martínez
Full Name:Juan Ramón Martínez
Birth Date:20 April 1948
Birth Place:San Miguel, El Salvador
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1964–1966
Youthclubs1:C.D. Aguila
Years1:1965 - 1966
Clubs1:Municipal
Years2:1967–1970
Clubs2:Águila
Years3:1971–1973
Clubs3:Juventud Olímpica
Years4:1974–1975
Clubs4:Alianza
Years5:1976 - 1979
Clubs5:Once Municipal
Clubs6:Once Lobos
Nationalyears1:1967–1976
Nationalteam1:El Salvador[1]
Nationalcaps1:32
Nationalgoals1:14

Juan Ramón "Mon" Martínez (20 April 1948 – 4 August 2024) was a Salvadoran footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Martínez played in Guatemala, where he won a title with Municipal in 1965 - 66.[2]

International career

Martínez represented his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics, Salvador’s only participation to the Olympic Football Tournament, playing three games and scoring Salvador’s first ever goal (out of 2) in the Olympics[3] and the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

He scored 14 goals for the El Salvador national team from 1967 to 1976,[4] 7 of those in World Cup qualification.[5]

Death

Martínez died on 4 August 2024, at the age of 76.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/elsal-recintlp.html
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20111008213320/http://www.culebritamacheteada.com.sv/2011/07/08/salvadorenos-en-la-historia-roja/
  3. Web site: Sports Reference. Juan Ramón Martínez Biography and Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100017/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/juan-ramon-martinez-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 October 2009.
  4. Web site: Owsianki, Jarek. El Salvador - Record International Players. RSSSF. 18 April 2004.
  5. http://www.elbaloncuscatleco.com/estadistica.html Las estadisticas en La Seleccion Nacional de futbol de El Salvador rumbo a La Copa Mundo FIFA
  6. News: Tovar . Diego . Martell . Samuel . Fallece Juan Ramón Martínez, el autor del gol que clasificó a El Salvador a su primer mundial . Juan Ramón Martínez, the scorer of the goal that qualified El Salvador for its first World Cup, dies . 4 August 2024 . . 4 August 2024 . Spanish.