Chuck Martini

Chuck Martini
Personal information
Full name Chuck Martini
Birth name Choukri Moussaddik
Date of birth (1970-02-23) 23 February 1970[1]
Place of birth Meknes, Morocco[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Tottenham Hotspur
1988–1990 Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1996 Wycombe Wanderers 2 (0)
1992 → Slough Town (loan) 3 (0)
1996 → Slough Town (loan) 2 (0)
1996 Barnet 0 (0)
1996 Dallas Sidekicks 6 (0)
1996 Indianapolis Twisters 6 (0)
1996–1997 Columbus Invaders 25 (0)
1997–1998 Connecticut Wolves 31 (0)
1998–2001 King's Lynn Town
2001 Farnborough
2001 Hendon
2001 Sutton United
2002 Maidstone United
2002 Dartford
2002–2003 Bromley
2003–2004 Folkestone Invicta
2004–2005 Windsor & Eton
2005 Kingstonian 14 (0)
2005–2006 Worthing
2006–2007 Dulwich Hamlet
2007 Molesey
Managerial career
2007–2010 Godalming Town
2010–2013 Walton & Hersham
2013– Muscat Football Academy
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Choukri Moussaddik (Arabic: شكري مصدق; born 23 February 1970), also known as Chuck Martini (Arabic: تشاك مارتيني), is a Moroccan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[3]

Club career

Born in Meknes, Morocco, Martini moved to England at the age of three.[4] He started his career with the Tottenham Hotspur academy, before spending two years with Wimbledon.[5][6] In 1990, he signed for Wycombe Wanderers, but would only go on to make two appearances in all competitions for the Chairboys.[1][7] While at Wycombe Wanderers, he also represented them in five-a-side football.[8] He had two short spells with Slough Town in 1992 and 1996, before leaving permanently for Barnet in 1996.[9]

After a few months at Barnet, and failing to make an appearance, he moved to the United States, where he played for the Dallas Sidekicks, Indiana Twisters, Columbus Invaders and Connecticut Wolves.[10][11][12]

On his return to England, Martini signed for King's Lynn Town in late 1998.[13] In his two years with the club, he set a new clean sheet record – 11 hours and 45 minutes.[5][14] He also spent time with Farnborough and Hendon in 2001,[15] before spending the second half of the year with Sutton United, being released in December.[16] Spells with Folkestone Invicta and Dartford followed.[5] He joined Maidstone United in March 2002, signing a three-match deal with the Stones.[17] Later in the same year, he moved to Bromley, before his release in July 2003.[5][18]

He had a short stint with Kingstonian in 2005, spent time with Worthing and Dulwich Hamlet, and then was at Molesey in 2007, following the departure of Steve Beeks.[5][19][20]

International career

There are numerous mentions of Martini as a "Moroccan international", with Martini himself saying he felt "blessed" to represent Morocco at the international level on four occasions.[4] According to one source, he played 17 games for the Morocco under-21 team and four times for the full national team.

Managerial career

Martini served as manager of Godalming Town between 2007 and 2010, in his first season in charge, saving Godalming Town from relegation and steering them to their highest step 4 league position. 2010 was arguably Godalming Town best ever season in their entire history finishing in the Ryman League 1 play off final and reaching FA Troaphy 4th round along with FA Cup 3rd round Qualifier he then switched to Walton & Hersham, spending three years with the Swans.[6][21]

He has also served as head coach of the Muscat Football Academy in Oman.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chuck Martini at Soccerbase
  2. ↑ Chuck Martini at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Chuck Martini at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. 1 2 3 "On the ball: I feel blessed to play for my country - Chuck Martini". timesofoman.com. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chuck Martini". kingstonian.net. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. 1 2 Dyke, Chris (22 September 2010). "Football: Godalming boss quits for Walton & Hersham". getsurrey.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Chuck Martini". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Retro - A look back on the 1993/94 season: May 1994 - Shock Five-a-side success for Wanderers". chairboys.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "Chuck Moussaddik". sloughtownfc.net. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Chuck Martini". soccerstats.us. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  11. ↑ "Chuck Martini". statscrew.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  12. ↑ "Chuck Martini (A-League statistics)". statscrew.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Ramsgate welcome Moroccans' representative side". kentishfootball.co.uk. 15 March 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  14. ↑ Plummer, Greg (12 December 2022). "Morocco's World Cup success not a surprise says former King's Lynn goalkeeper who represented the Atlas Lions". Lynn News. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Wood crash to Farnborough's air show". watfordobserver.co.uk. 25 July 2001. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  16. ↑ "United chuck Martini away". News Shopper. 4 December 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Triallist Kamanan to face Stones". kentonline.co.uk. 11 March 2002. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  18. ↑ "News". kentishfootball.co.uk. 11 July 2003. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  19. ↑ Griffin, Paul (9 August 2006). "FOOTBALL: Burnham 2 Dulwich Hamlet 1". yourlocalguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  20. ↑ Mokbel, Sami (23 May 2007). "Martini gives Molesey a stir". times-series.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  21. ↑ Amos, Stuart (23 November 2012). "Martini: I'll talk to Casuals if they want me". wandsworthguardian.co.uk. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
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