Álvaro Martínez Aginaga

Álvaro Martínez
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Martínez Aguinaga
Date of birth (1979-02-09) 9 February 1979
Place of birth Estella, Spain
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Right back
Youth career
Izarra
1995–1997 Athletic Bilbao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Basconia
1998–2001 Bilbao Athletic 75 (2)
2001–2004 Alicante 60 (6)
2003 → Recreación (loan) 1 (0)
2004 River Ega
2005 Vilanova
2005–2006 Figueres 33 (1)
2006–2008 Sestao 67 (2)
2008–2009 Eibar 17 (0)
2009–2011 Barakaldo 54 (0)
Total 307 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Álvaro Martínez Aguinaga (born 9 February 1979) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right back.

Football career

Martínez was born in Estella-Lizarra, Navarre. Having spent the vast majority of his career in the lower leagues he started with Athletic Bilbao, but only appeared for its feeder club and reserves, CD Basconia and Bilbao Athletic respectively.

From 2001 onwards, Martínez represented Alicante CF, CD Recreación de La Rioja, CD River Ega, CF Vilanova, UE Figueres, Sestao River Club, SD Eibar (his first and only second division experience, playing 17 games in 2008–09's relegation)[1][2] and Barakaldo CF.

Personal life

Martínez's younger brother, Javier, was also a footballer. A midfielder, he played with great success for Athletic Bilbao and FC Bayern Munich, winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 with Spain.[3][4]

Honours

Basconia

References

  1. ↑ "El Eibar ficha al central Txema Añibarro y al lateral Alvaro Martínez, del Sestao" [Eibar sign stopper Txema Añibarro and full-back Alvaro Martínez, from Sestao]. El Correo (in Spanish). 10 June 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Una regeneración completa, o casi, para una nueva etapa" [Complete regeneration, or nearly, for a new spell]. Gara (in Spanish). 3 June 2009. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Javi Martínez, a Suráfrica" [Javi Martínez, to South Africa]. Diario de Navarra (in Spanish). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ya veras cómo pagas tú la cena" [You'll pay dinner that's for sure]. Deia (in Spanish). 23 October 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
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