José Orlando Martínez Peña

For other people named José Martínez, see José Martínez (disambiguation).
José Orlando Martínez
Personal information
Full name José Orlando Martínez Peña
Date of birth (1979-09-30) September 30, 1979
Place of birth San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
striker
Youth career
Instituto Nacional de Apopa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Atlético Marte
2002–2003 San Salvador F.C.
2003–2006 Luis Ángel Firpo
2007–2009 Alianza
2009–2010 Atlético Marte
National team‡
2004–2008 El Salvador 27 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 2007.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 2007
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Peña.

José Orlando Martínez Peña (born September 30, 1979 in El Salvador) is a retired Salvadoran football player, who most prominently played as a forward for Luis Ángel Firpo.

Club career

Nicknamed Chepe, Martínez came through the Instituto Nacional de Apopa to earn himself a contract with Atlético Marte in 2000. He then had a short spell at San Salvador F.C. before joining Luis Ángel Firpo with whom he spent a couple of years. In 2007 he moved to Alianza, only for him to return to Marte two years later.[1]

In 2010 he apparently finished his career to take up cycling,[2] but in 2011 he took up coaching youth players.[3]

International career

Martínez made his debut for El Salvador in a March 2004 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 2 goals. He has represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[4] and played at the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup[5] as well as at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

His final international game was a July 2008 friendly match against Guatemala.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 May 2004 Robertson Stadium, Houston, United States  Haiti 3-2 3-3 Friendly match
2 13 June 2004 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Bermuda 1-0 2-1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ Profile - El Gráfico (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Chepe Martínez cambió el fútbol por el ciclismo - LosProvocadores (Spanish)
  3. ↑ El pitazo inicial en “La Diez” - El Gráfico (Spanish)
  4. ↑ José Orlando Martínez Peña – FIFA competition record
  5. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details - RSSSF
  6. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF


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