Israel Martinez ( Spanish: José Israel Martínez Salas ; born March 14, 1981 in Mexico City , Mexico ) is a Mexican footballer and midfielder .
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| Full name | José Israel Martinez Salas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 171 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club career
Martinez is a graduate of the America’s Football Academy. In 2003, he debuted in Mexican Example . In his first season, he took part in 10 matches, mostly replacing and scoring one goal. In 2004, Israel moved to San Luis , where he spent the best years of his career and became one of the key players of the team. He played 5 seasons for the club, taking part in more than 100 matches and scoring 11 goals. In 2009, “America” returned its pupil, signing a contract with Martinez. August 17 of the same year in the match against the " Atlas ", Israel makes his debut for the team [2] . As for the first time, the midfielder got the role of a substitute player, appearing on the field mainly for a substitute. In 2011, Martinez is sent to Queretaro on loan. July 25 in a duel against "America", Israel made his debut in the new club [3] . On August 28, in a match against Tijuana , the midfielder scored his first goal for Queretaro [4] . In the summer of 2012, after the end of the lease, Israel signed a contract with Atlanta . On August 11, in a meeting against Jaguares , Martinez made his debut for a new club [5] .
International Career
November 12, 2008 in a friendly match against the national team of Ecuador , Martinez made his debut in the national team of Mexico . In 2009, as part of the national team, he drove the CONCACAF Gold Cup to the United States . At the tournament he took part in two matches of the group stage against the teams of Nicaragua [6] and Panama [7] . As part of the country's national team, Israel won the Golden Cup.
Achievements
International
Mexico
- CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009