Olivier Martinez (footballer)

Olivier Martinez (born 6 October 1966) is a French former professional footballer who played as a defender and defensive midfielder.[4]

Olivier Martinez
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-10-06) 6 October 1966 (age 58)[1]
Place of birth La Garenne-Colombes, France[2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder[3]
Youth career
1978–1985 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1991 Paris Saint-Germain 3 (0)
1989–1990Abbeville (loan) 28 (1)
1990–1991 Paris Saint-Germain B
1991–1995 Charleville 52+[a] (0+)
Total 83+ (1+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Martinez was a graduate of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. He made his debut for the senior team on 28 May 1985 in a 6–1 loss to Nancy.[5] On 1 May 1987, he played his second game for PSG, a 0–0 draw against Nancy as well.[6] Martinez made his final appearance for the Parisian club in a 2–1 win in Le Classique over Marseille on 21 May 1988.[7]

During the 1989–90 season, Martinez was loaned out to Abbeville in the Division 2. There, he played more matches than he did at PSG, and he scored the first goal of his professional career. On his return to Paris, he played mostly with the reserve team, before joining Charleville. Martinez would go on to play four years in Charleville before retiring at the age of 29 in 1995.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 1984–85 Division 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
1985–86 Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1986–87 Division 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
1987–88 Division 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
1988–89 Division 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3 0
Abbeville (loan) 1989–90 Division 2 28 1 0 0 28 1
Charleville 1992–93 Division 2 26 0 0 0 26 0
1993–94 Division 2 23 0 1 0 24 0
1994–95 Division 2 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 52 0 1 0 53 0
Career total 83 1 1 0 84 1

Notes

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  1. ^ Statistics for the 1991–92 season are unknown.

References

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  1. ^ "OLIVIER MARTINEZ". Planète PSG (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ Olivier Martinez at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Olivier MARTINEZ". PSG1970.net (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Olivier MARTINEZ". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Nancy – PSG 6-1, 28/05/85, Division 1 84-85". Archives Paris Football (in French). 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Nancy – PSG 0-0, 01/05/87, Division 1 86-87". Archives Paris Football (in French). 16 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Olivier MARTINEZ". Histoire du #PSG (in French). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2020.