Emil José Martínez Cruz (; (born 17 September 1982) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career Martínez made his professional debut for Marathón and played abroad for AlajuelenseEmil Martínez pide con su futbol un lugar en Alajuela – Nación in the Primera División de Costa Rica and Primera División de México side Indios. Also, he was attached to several clubs in Chinese Super League, including Shanghai Shenhua, Beijing Guoan and Hangzhou Greentown. In January 2012 he joined Hunan Billows. – La Prensa In January 2013, he returned to Marathón along with fellow Hunan player Astor Henríquez.Emil y Asthor firmaron con el Marathon – Tiempo
Martínez finished top scorer and best player on the 07-08 Apertura season while playing for Marathón.Honduras Apertura 2007-08#Goalscorers
Club career stats Last update: 6 November 2013 SeasonTeamCountryDivisionAppsGoals2001–02C.D. Marathón12872002–03C.D. Marathón13082003–04C.D. Marathón129102004–05C.D. Marathón11852005–06L.D. Alajuelense12442006–07C.D. Marathón128122007–08C.D. Marathón119112008Shanghai Shenhua12792008–09C.D. Marathón1712009Beijing Guoan12952010Indios11612010Hangzhou Greentown11712010–11C.D. Marathón11042011–12C.D. Marathón1602012Hunan Billows22482012–2013C.D. Marathón1942013Hunan Billows2141
International career Martínez made his debut for Honduras in a February 2002 Carlsberg Cup match against Slovenia and has earned a total of 66 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2008 Summer Olympics and at the 2003,Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 – Details – RSSSF 2007,UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 – Details – RSSSF 2009UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 – Details – RSSSF and 2011 UNCAF Nations CupsUNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2011 – Details – RSSSF as well as at the 2003,CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 – Full Details – RSSSF 2007CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details – RSSSF and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 – Full Details – RSSSF
His final international was an October 2011 friendly match against Jamaica.
International goals
Honours Marathón Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 2001–02 Clausura, 2002–03 Clausura, 2004–05 Apertura, 2007–08 Apertura
Beijing Guoan Chinese Super League: 2009
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