Jairo Manfredo Martínez Puerto (born 14 May 1978) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career Nicknamed el Kiki, Martínez started his professional career at F.C. Motagua with whom he would spend the majority of his career.
Coventry City Martínez most notably played for Coventry City between 2000 and 2002, although he rarely appeared for the first team. He was part of the team that were relegated from the Premier League in 2001, although he never made an appearance that season. The manager at the time, Gordon Strachan, was criticised for making poor signings and Martínez was seen as one of them by the Coventry fans, as well as his compatriot Iván Guerrero who was brought to the club around the same time. It could be argued that Strachan had nothing to do with either of these signings – the squad at that time was arguably too large, and many players brought by consortia more concerned with making a profit on future sales. However, Martinez scored 3 league goals in just 5 starts, with all goals coming away from home against Barnsley, Gillingham and Millwall.
He returned to Honduras and Motagua, then had a short stint in the Mexican second division and a season at Olimpia, before again turning out for Motagua. A knee injury eventually cut short his career and he retired in 2008, aged 30.Jairo Martínez no jugará más La Tribuna
He scored 50 goals in total for Motagua, making him the 5th most prolific scorer in the club's history.GOLEADORES 18.07.65 - 01.04.12 Ciclohn
International career Martínez made his debut for Honduras in a November 1999 friendly match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 38 caps, scoring 13 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also played at the 2001,Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 – Details. . RSSSF. 2003Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 – Details. . RSSSF. and 2007 UNCAF Nations CupsUNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2007 – Details. . RSSSF. as well as at the 2000,CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 – Full Details. RSSSF. 2003sCONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 – Full Details. . RSSSF. and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 – Full Details. . RSSSF.
His final international was a February 2008 friendly match against Belize.
International goals Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 10 November 1999 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 1–1 1–1 Friendly match2 16 December 1999 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 4–0 7–1 Friendly match3 27 January 2000 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 1–1 1–1 Friendly match4 10 February 2000 Estadio Francisco Morazán, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 5–1 5–1 Friendly match5 22 March 2000 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile 1–1 2–5 Friendly match6 25 May 2001 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 7–1 10–2 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup7 25 May 2001 Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras 8–1 10–2 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup8 11 February 2003 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 2–0 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup9 18 February 2003 Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama 1–0 1–1 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup10 22 June 2003 The Home Depot Center, Carson, USA 1–1 2–1 Friendly match11 15 February 2007 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–0 9–1 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup12 27 March 2007 SAS Soccer Park, Cary, USA 1–0 2–0 Friendly match13 27 March 2007 SAS Soccer Park, Cary, USA 2–0 2–0 Friendly match
Honours and awards Club F.C. Motagua Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 2007
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