Edgar Martínez (footballer)

Edgar Leonardo Martínez Fracchia (born 26 January 1979) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the manager of Rampla Juniors.

Edgar Martínez
Personal information
Full name Edgar Leonardo Martínez Fracchia
Date of birth (1979-01-26) 26 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Rampla Juniors (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Rampla Juniors
2003–2006 Santos de Guápiles
2006–2008 Montevideo Wanderers 57 (3)
2008 Deportivo Cali
2009 Chongqing Lifan 12 (0)
2009–2010 Tacuarembó 23 (0)
2010–2011 Central Español 6 (0)
2011 Comunicaciones 20 (0)
2012–2017 Sud América 89 (2)
2017 Miami United
2018 Central Español 10 (1)
2018–2019 Rampla Juniors 22 (1)
2022 La Luz 21 (2)
2023 Atenas de San Carlos 23 (0)
Managerial career
2020 Rampla Juniors (assistant)
2020–2021 Rampla Juniors
2024– Rampla Juniors
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

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Martínez announced his retirement in June 2019,[1] being an assistant of Edgardo Arias at Rampla Juniors before being himself named manager on 25 October 2020.[2] He was later replaced by Rubén Silva.

Martínez stepped out of retirement in February 2022, after signing for La Luz, and subsequently played for Atenas de San Carlos before again hanging up his boots in 2023. On 10 April 2024, he was again appointed manager of Rampla.[3]

Personal life

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Martínez's younger brother Williams was also a footballer and a centre-back. He died by suicide in 2021, aged 38.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Edgar Martínez anunció su retiro y ahora Rampla Juniors va por Nicolás Correa, futbol.com.uy, 12 June 2019
  2. ^ "Edgar Martinez será el entrenador de Rampla Juniors" [Edgar Martínez will be the manager of Rampla Juniors] (in Spanish). El Ascenso. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Apertura: Edgar Martínez asumió como entrenador de Rampla Juniors, el tercero al mando" [Apertura: Edgar Martínez took over as coach of Rampla Juniors, the third in command] (in Spanish). Fútbol.uy. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Edgar Martínez: la influencia de su hermano Williams en la épica de La Luz y qué les dijo el DT sobre Peñarol para motivarlos" [Edgar Martínez: the influence of his brother Williams in La Luz's epic win which was said by the manager about Peñarol to motivate them] (in Spanish). El País. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
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