Diego Martínez (footballer, born February 1984)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.
Diego Martínez
Personal information
Full name Diego Martínez Ruiz
Date of birth (1984-02-04) 4 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Logroño, Spain
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Loyola
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Loyola
Agoncillo
Managerial career
Loyola (youth)
Deportivo La Coruña (youth)
2009–2014 Zaragoza (youth)
2014–2015 Arnedo
2015–2018 Náxara
2019 Izarra
2020–2021 Calahorra
2021–2022 Numancia
2023–2024 Logroñés
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Diego Martínez Ruiz (born 4 February 1984) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a manager.

Career

Martínez was born in Logroño, La Rioja, and played as a senior for SD Loyola and CD Agoncillo.[1] He began his managerial career with Loyola's youth sides, later moving to La Coruña to study and taking over the youth categories of Deportivo de La Coruña before joining the structure of Real Zaragoza in 2009.[2]

In March 2014, Martínez was sacked from Zaragoza's Juvenil squad,[3] and had his first senior experience later in the year, after being named manager of Tercera División side CD Arnedo. In May 2015, he left the latter club to take over fellow league team Náxara CD.[4]

On 15 June 2018, after missing out promotion in the play-offs on his three seasons in charge of the club, Martínez left Náxara.[5] The following 12 March, he was named in charge of CD Izarra in Segunda División B,[6] and managed to avoid relegation with the side before leaving on 5 June 2019.[7]

On 18 February 2020, Martínez was appointed manager of CD Calahorra also in the third division.[8] He led the club to the play-offs in 2021, but lost to Burgos CF in the first round; on 18 May of that year, he opted to leave after refusing a new deal.[9]

On 22 June 2021, Martínez was named CD Numancia manager,[10] and led the club to promotion to Primera Federación in his first year. On 7 November 2022, after a 4–1 loss to CD Atlético Baleares, he was sacked.[11]

On 6 July 2023, Martínez was appointed manager of fourth tier side UD Logroñés.[12]

Managerial statistics

As of 2 June 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Arnedo Spain 30 September 2014 28 May 2015 32 8 7 17 28 39 −11 025.00 [13]
Náxara Spain 28 May 2015 15 June 2018 126 87 23 16 338 122 +216 069.05 [14]
Izarra Spain 12 March 2019 5 June 2019 10 4 5 1 13 7 +6 040.00 [15]
Calahorra Spain 18 February 2020 18 May 2021 29 11 12 6 24 15 +9 037.93 [16]
Numancia Spain 22 June 2021 7 November 2022 46 20 15 11 51 35 +16 043.48 [17]
Logroñés Spain 6 July 2023 Present 43 24 12 7 80 25 +55 055.81 [18]
Total 286 154 74 58 534 243 +291 053.85 —

References

  1. ^ ""Para mí era un sueño entrenar en Segunda B y, a partir de aquí, lo que venga será bienvenido"" ["To me it was a dream to manage in Segunda B, from now on, what comes on will be welcomed"] (in Spanish). Televisión Rioja. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Diego Martínez" (in Spanish). Rioja Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Quique Falcón sustituye a Diego Martínez como técnico del División de Honor" [Quique Falcón replaces Diego Martínez as manager of the División de Honor] (in Spanish). Vavel. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. ^ "'Susi', nuevo entrenador CD Arnedo" ['Susi', new manager of CD Arnedo] (in Spanish). Radio Arnedo. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Diego Martínez dice adiós al Náxara" [Diego Martínez bids farewell to Náxara] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Diego Martínez, nuevo entrenador del C.D. Izarra" [Diego Martínez, new manager of C.D. Izarra] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Desbandada en el Izarra: el entrenador Diego Martínez y el portero titular dicen adiós al equipo estellés" [Stampede at Izarra: the manager Diego Martínez and starting goalkeeper bid farewell to the estellés club] (in Spanish). Navarra.com. 5 June 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Diego Martínez, nuevo entrenador del Calahorra" [Diego Martínez, new manager of Calahorra] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Diego Martínez deja el Calahorra" [Diego Martínez leaves Calahorra] (in Spanish). La Rioja. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Diego Martínez dirigirá al Numancia 21–22" [Diego Martínez will manage Numancia 21–22] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  11. ^ "El Club destituye a Diego Martínez" [The Club sack Diego Martínez] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  12. ^ "El técnico riojano Diego Martínez, nuevo entrenador de la UD Logroñés" [Riojan manager Diego Martínez, new manager of UD Logroñés] (in Spanish). UD Logroñés. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  13. ^ "CD Arnedo" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Náxara CD" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
    "Náxara CD" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
    "Náxara CD" (in Spanish). Resultados Fútbol. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Matches Diego Martínez, 2018–19 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Matches Diego Martínez, 2019–20 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
    "Matches Diego Martínez, 2020–21 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Matches Diego Martínez, 2021–22 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
    "Matches Diego Martínez, 2022–23 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Matches Diego Martínez, 2023–24 season". BDFutbol. Retrieved 6 April 2024.