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Jairo Martínez
Honduran footballer

Jairo Martínez

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Honduran footballer
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Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
La Ceiba
Age
46 years
Stats
Height:
175
Weight:
67
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Biography

Jairo Manfredo Martínez Puerto (born 14 May 1978) is a retired Honduran football forward.

Club career

Nicknamed el Kiki, Martínez started his professional career at Motagua with whom he would spend the majority of his career.

Coventry City

Martínez most notably played for Coventry City between 2000 and 2002, although he rarely appeared for the first team. He was part of the team that were relegated from the Premier League in 2001, although he never made an appearance that season. The manager at the time, Gordon Strachan, was criticised for making poor signings and Martínez was seen as one of them by the Coventry fans, as well as his compatriot Iván Guerrero who was brought to the club around the same time. It could be argued that Strachan had nothing to do with either of these signings – the squad at that time was arguably too large, and many players brought by consortia more concerned with making a profit on future sales. However, Martinez scored 3 league goals in just 5 starts, with all goals coming away from home against Barnsley, Gillingham and Millwall.

He returned to Honduras and Motagua, then had a short stint in the Mexican second division and a season at Olimpia, before again turning out for Motagua. A knee injury eventually cut short his career and he retired in 2008, aged 30.

He scored 50 goals in total for Motagua, making him the 5th most prolific scorer in the club's history.

International career

Martínez made his debut for Honduras in a November 1999 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 38 caps, scoring 13 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also played at the 2001, 2003 and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 2000, 2003s and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

His final international was a February 2008 friendly match against Belize.

International goals

N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 November 1999Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala1–11–1Friendly match
216 December 1999Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Zambia4–07–1Friendly match
327 January 2000Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras Ecuador1–11–1Friendly match
410 February 2000Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras El Salvador5–15–1Friendly match
522 March 2000Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile Chile1–12–5Friendly match
625 May 2001Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Nicaragua7–110–22001 UNCAF Nations Cup
725 May 2001Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Nicaragua8–110–22001 UNCAF Nations Cup
811 February 2003Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Nicaragua1–02–02003 UNCAF Nations Cup
918 February 2003Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Panama1–01–12003 UNCAF Nations Cup
1022 June 2003The Home Depot Center, Carson, USA Guatemala1–12–1Friendly match
1115 February 2007Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador Nicaragua1–09–12007 UNCAF Nations Cup
1227 March 2007SAS Soccer Park, Cary, USA El Salvador1–02–0Friendly match
1327 March 2007SAS Soccer Park, Cary, USA El Salvador2–02–0Friendly match

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Motagua
  • Copa Interclubes UNCAF (1): 2007

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