Oscar Martín | |
Fullname: | Oscar Raimundo Martín |
Birth Date: | 23 June 1934 |
Birth Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Death Place: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Position: | Right back |
Youthclubs1: | Argentinos |
Years1: | 1952–1958 |
Caps1: | 26 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1959–1963 |
Caps2: | 80 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 1963–1967 |
Caps3: | 151 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1963 |
Nationalteam1: | Argentina |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Oscar Raimundo Martín (23 June 1934 in Buenos Aires - 12 February 2018) was an Argentine footballer.
Oscar Martín started his career at Argentinos Juniors in 1953. In 1959 he moved to the second league club Chacarita Juniors, who helped get promoted to the Primera División.[1]
In 1963 he moved to Racing Club de Avellaneda. With Racing, he won the Argentine Championship in 1966 and the Copa Libertadores in 1967 (Martín played in all three final matches with Nacional Montevideo, in which he served as captain). He also captained Racing to victory in the Intercontinental Cup, again playing in all three matches against Scottish club Celtic.[2]
In total, he played 257 matches in the league between 1953 and 1967 for his three clubs, scoring once.[3]
Oscar Martín made his international debut for Argentina on 10 March 1963 in a 4–2 win against Colombia in the South American Championship held in Bolivia.[4] He played in all six matches for his country at the tournament, helping them to third place.[5] His last appearance for the national team was on 16 April 1963 in a 5–2 defeat against Brazil in the Roca Cup. In total, he appeared in 8 matches for Argentina.[4]
Martín died on 12 February 2018.[6]