Pere Martí

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martí and the second or maternal family name is Castelló.
Pere Martí
Personal information
Full name Pere Martí Castelló
Date of birth (1982-01-22) 22 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Moncofa, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Guadalajara (manager)
Youth career
Villarreal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Villarreal B
2003–2004 Villarreal 34 (1)
2004–2008 Elche 102 (4)
2008–2010 Málaga 2 (0)
2009–2010 → Murcia (loan) 8 (0)
2010–2011 Castellón 10 (0)
Total 156 (5)
Managerial career
2014–2017 Roda (youth)
2017–2020 Villarreal C
2021–2022 Villarreal C
2022 Lleida Esportiu
2023–2024 USM Alger (assistant)
2024– Guadalajara
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pere Martí Castelló (Valencian pronunciation: [ˈpe.ɾe maɾˈti]; born 22 January 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently the manager of CD Guadalajara.

Club career

Born in Moncofa, Province of Castellón, Martí made his La Liga debut in the 2003–04 season with Villarreal CF, featuring heavily as the side finished eighth and scoring his only goal in a 2–1 away win against RCD Mallorca, on 18 April 2004.[1] He added nine matches in their quarter-final run in the UEFA Cup, but was soon deemed surplus to requirements and left for neighbours Elche CF, in the Segunda División.

After just 11 appearances in his debut campaign, Martí became an essential first-team member as well as captain.[2][3] At the end of 2007–08 he signed for Málaga CF, who had just returned to the top division; however, mainly because of injuries, he was not part of manager Antonio Tapia's plans in his first year.[4][5]

Martí was loaned to Real Murcia of the second tier in August 2009,[6] featuring rarely as the side were relegated. On 13 July 2010, he was released from his Málaga contract and immediately joined CD Castellón, recently relegated to Segunda División B.[7]

On 4 January 2011, aged only 28, Martí announced his retirement from professional football, citing his multiple physical problems as the main reason.[8] He subsequently rejoined his first club Villarreal, where he acted as youth coach and manager of the third senior team.[9]

Managerial statistics

As of 18 December 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Villarreal C Spain 21 June 2017 8 July 2020 106 42 30 34 151 128 +23 039.62 [10]
Villarreal C Spain 10 June 2021 7 June 2022 36 14 9 13 52 39 +13 038.89 [11]
Lleida Esportiu Spain 9 June 2022 21 December 2022 16 4 4 8 13 13 +0 025.00 [12]
Career total 158 60 43 55 216 180 +36 037.97 —

Honours

Villarreal

References

  1. ^ El Villarreal pone al Mallorca al borde del abismo (Villarreal push Mallorca toward the abyss); El Mundo, 18 April 2004 (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Barrera cierra el fichaje del pivote argentino Cobo (Barrera completes signing of Argentine holding midfielder Cobo); As, 30 June 2007 (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Martí será operado mañana y estará seis meses de baja (Martí will undergo surgery tomorrow and miss six months); La Voz Digital, 26 March 2008 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Antonio Tapia: "Necesitamos un pivote más" (Antonio Tapia: "We need another holding midfielder"); As, 23 July 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Pere Martí pone fin a seis meses de calvario (Pere Martí ends six-month ordeal); Málaga Hoy, 20 December 2008 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ El moncofense Pere Martí ficha por el Murcia (Moncofa's own Pere Martí signs for Murcia); El Periódico Mediterráneo, 1 September 2009 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Al Castellón sólo le queda una vacante (Castellón only have one slot left); Mundo Deportivo, 11 August 2010 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Pere Martí cuelga las botas a los 28 años (Pere Martí hangs boots at the age of 28); ABC, 4 January 2011 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Pere Martí: «Estoy ilusionado con el reto» (Pere Martí: "I'm quite excited with this challenge"); Levante-EMV, 25 June 2017 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ "Villarreal C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
    "Villarreal C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
    "Villarreal C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Villarreal C" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Matches Pere Martí, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol.
  13. ^ "Villarreal 0–0 Heerenveen (Aggregate: 2–1)". UEFA. 26 August 2003. Archived from the original on 6 October 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2020.