William Martínez (footballer)

Not to be confused with Williams Martínez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Carreras.
Wílliam Martínez
Personal information
Full name Wílliam Ruben Martínez Carreras
Date of birth (1928-01-13)January 13, 1928
Place of birth Pueblo Victoria, Uruguay
Date of death December 28, 1997(1997-12-28) (aged 69)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
–1942 Sportivo Alba
1942–1943 Nacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1946 Nacional
1947–1948 Racing Montevideo
1948–1954 Rampla Juniors
1955–1962 Peñarol
1963–1967 Rampla Juniors
1967–1968 Atlético Junior
1968–1969 Rampla Juniors
1969–1970 Fenix
1970 Central Español
International career
1950–1965 Uruguay 54 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Uruguay
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1950 Brazil
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wílliam Ruben Martínez Carreras[1] (January 13, 1928 – December 28, 1997) was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a defender. He played 54 times for the Uruguay national football team between 1950 and 1965.[2]

Club career

Martínez came through the youth team of local side Sportivo Alba de Victoria and signed on as a youth player for Nacional in 1962. After playing for Nacional at various youth levels and for the first team he joined Racing Club de Montevideo in 1947.

In 1948, he joined Rampla Juniors, where he spent 7 seasons before joining Peñarol

It was with Peñarol that Martínez enjoyed most of his success at the club level. During his time with the club he captained the team to five consecutive league titles (1958–1962), two Copa Libertadores (1960, 1961), the Copa Intercontinental in 1961 and four consecutive editions of the Copa Uruguay (1958–1961).

In 1963 Martínez returned to Rampla Juniors, in 1967 he joined Atlético Junior in Colombia before returning for a third spell with Rampla Juniors.

In the last years of his playing career he worked as the player-manager of Fenix and Central Español. He retired from football in 1970 at the age of 42.

International career

Martínez was in the Uruguay squads for three FIFA World Cup tournaments (1950, 1954 and 1962). He played a total of 54 matches scoring 2 goals.

Martínez won the Copa América with Uruguay in 1956,[3] he also played in three other editions of the tournament (1953,[4] 1955[1] and 1959A[5]).

Honours

Nacional

Rampla Juniors

  • Torneo Competencia: 1950
  • Torneo Cuadrangular: 1953

C.A. Peñarol

Uruguay

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b rsssf: Copa América 1955
  2. ^ rsssf: Uruguay record international footballers
  3. ^ rsssf: Copa América 1956
  4. ^ rsssf: Copa América 1953
  5. ^ rsssf: Copa América 1959 (Arg)
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference All star was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "IFFHS All-Time Uruguay Men's Dream Team". IFFHS. August 5, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
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