Pere Martí Castelló (; born 22 January 1982) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, currently a manager.
Playing 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.El Villarreal pone al Mallorca al borde del abismo (Villarreal push Mallorca toward the abyss); El Mundo, 18 April 2004 (in Spanish) 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.Barrera cierra el fichaje del pivote argentino Cobo (Barrera completes signing of Argentine holding midfielder Cobo); Diario AS, 30 June 2007 (in Spanish)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) 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.Antonio Tapia: "Necesitamos un pivote más" (Antonio Tapia: "We need another holding midfielder"); Diario AS, 23 July 2008 (in Spanish)Pere Martí pone fin a seis meses de calvario (Pere Martí ends six-month ordeal); Málaga Hoy, 20 December 2008 (in Spanish)
Martí was loaned to Real Murcia CF of the second tier in August 2009,El moncofense Pere Martí ficha por el Murcia (Moncofa's own Pere Martí signs for Murcia); El Periódico Mediterráneo, 1 September 2009 (in Spanish) 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.Al Castellón sólo le queda una vacante (Castellón only have one slot left); Mundo Deportivo, 11 August 2010 (in Spanish)
Coaching career On 4 January 2011, aged only 28, Martí announced his retirement from professional football, citing his multiple physical problems as the main reason.Pere Martí cuelga las botas a los 28 años (Pere Martí hangs boots at the age of 28); ABC, 4 January 2011 (in Spanish) He later rejoined his first club Villarreal, where he acted as youth coach and manager of the third senior team.Pere Martí: «Estoy ilusionado con el reto» (Pere Martí: "I'm excited with the challenge"); Levante-EMV, 25 June 2017 (in Spanish)
Subsequently, Martí was in charge of Segunda Federación sides Lleida EsportiuPere Martí: “La ilusión es tremenda” (Pere Martí: "The excitement is tremendous"); Diari Segre, 10 June 2022 (in Spanish) and CD Guadalajara.Pere Martí nuevo entrenador del CD Guadalajara (Pere Martí new manager of CD Guadalajara"); Cadena SER, 14 June 2024 (in Spanish) In between those spells, in the 2023–24 season, he had an assistant spell in Algeria with USM Alger.Así será el nuevo Dépor de Pere Martí (Behold Pere Martí's new Dépor); Nueva Alcarria, 25 June 2024 (in Spanish)Los entrenadores de la Segunda Federación Grupo V 2024–25 (The managers of Segunda Federación Group V 2024–25); Golsmedia, 30 August 2024 (in Spanish)
On 12 January 2026, Martí was dismissed by Guadalajara after a run of one win in four months left them second-bottom in their group in the Primera Federación.Pere Martí, destituido como entrenador del Dépor (Pere Martí, dismissed as manager of Dépor); La Doble C, 12 January 2026 (in Spanish)
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNatFromToRecord Villarreal C 21 June 20178 July 2020Villarreal C 10 June 20217 June 2022Lleida Esportiu 9 June 202221 December 2022Guadalajara 14 June 202412 January 2026 Career total —
Honours Villarreal UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003
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