Pancho Martínez

Pancho Martínez
Personal information
Full name José María Martínez
Date of birth (1967-06-28) 28 June 1967
Place of birth Chivilcoy, Argentine
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tristán Suárez (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Deportivo Laferrere
1991–1992 Atlético Rafaela 34 (2)
1992–1993 Deportivo Laferrere
1993–1994 Barcelona SC
1994–1995 Estudiantes LP 14 (0)
1995–1996 Atlanta 16 (1)
1996–1997 Quilmes 52 (0)
1997–1998 Chacarita Juniors 6 (0)
1998–1999 Atlético Tucumán 21 (0)
1999–2002 San Martín Mendoza
1999–2002 San Martín SJ 15 (0)
2003 San Martín Mendoza
2003 Luján de Cuyo 14 (1)
Managerial career
2004 San Martín Mendoza
2006–2008 Quilmes (youth)
2006 Quilmes (interim)
2008 Quilmes
2009 2 de Mayo
2010–2011 Defensa y Justicia
2011 Juventud Unida Universitario
2014 Morelia (assistant)
2016 Defensores de Belgrano VR
2017 Arsenal de Sarandí (assistant)
2018 Flandria
2018 Almagro (assistant)
2019 Sinaloa (assistant)
2019 San Luis de Quillota
2020–2021 San Luis de Quillota
2022–2023 Villa Dálmine
2023 Alvarado
2024 San Martín SJ
2024– Tristán Suárez
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

José María "Pancho" Martínez (born 28 June 1967) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently in charge of Tristán Suárez.

Playing career

A midfielder, Martínez developed almost all his career in his homeland. He started his career at the Liga Chivilcoyana, aged 16, and his first professional club was Deportivo Laferrere, aged 23. He later played for Atlético Rafaela, Estudiantes de La Plata, Quilmes, among other clubs.[1][2]

Abroad, Martínez had a stint with Ecuadorian club Barcelona, with whom he competed at the 1994 Copa Libertadores.[2]

His last club was Luján de Cuyo.[2]

Managerial career

Following his retirement, Martínez started his career as manager with San Martín de Mendoza in 2004. In 2006, he led Quilmes in the Argentine Primera División.[3]

In December 2008, Martínez moved to Paraguay to led 2 de Mayo.[3][4]

In 2014, Martínez joined the technical staff of Ángel Comizzo in Mexican club Morelia as an assistant coach. He also held the same charge in Arsenal de Sarandí under Humberto Grondona in 2017,[3] Almagro under Sebastián Battaglia in 2018 and Dorados de Sinaloa under Diego Maradona in 2019.[1][5]

In the second half of 2019, Martínez moved to Chile and assumed as manager of San Luis de Quillota in the Primera B.[6] He returned to them in December 2020 until May 2021.[7][8]

In 2024, Martínez was appointed as manager of Tristán Suárez.[9][10]

Personal life

He is nicknamed Pancho Martínez.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "TRISTÁN SUÁREZ - José Maria "Pancho" Martínez: "Nosotros los entrenadores necesitamos el resultado"". Mundo Ascenso (in Spanish). 5 June 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jugó y dirigió en el Chacarero y fue colaborador de Maradona: mano a mano con el Pancho Martínez". Ciudadano News (in Spanish). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Pancho Martínez es el elegido como DT". El Zonda (in Spanish). 13 December 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "El Pancho José María Martínez arregló con el "2"". Última Hora (in Spanish). 21 December 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Quién es "Pancho" Martínez, el exayudante de campo de Maradona que podría arribar al Pueblo Viejo". Tiempo de San Juan (in Spanish). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Tribuzzio, Pablo (5 July 2019). "José María Martinez técnico en Chile". www.larazondechivilcoy.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "José María Martínez regresa y se transforma en nuevo director técnico de San Luis de Quillota". San Luis de Quillota (in Spanish). 7 December 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Silva, Carlos (12 May 2021). "San Luis de Quillota se aburre de sus malos resultados y despide a su DT". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "El DT del Nacional que fue ayudante de Maradona, peleó el ascenso y no tiene definido su futuro". Olé (in Spanish). 14 November 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  10. ↑ ENTREVISTA AL PANCHO MARTINEZ on YouTube (in Spanish). 19 May 2026.
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