Fernando de Matos Martínez (born 15 July 1978) is a Brazilian journalist, blogger, historian and photographer.
Biography
Martínez is responsible for covering more than 3 thousand football matches in Brazil (possibly the all-time record), among lower divisions, youth categories and women's football. He is known for having maintained the blog "Jogos Perdidos" () for over 20 years, and for having participated in sports programs on RedeTV. During the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he achieved the feat of watching three football matches of the competition on the same day, in three different Brazilian states. He was also a journalist who was the reference for the creation of the book 125 Years of History of Football in São Paulo, an official document of the São Paulo Football Federation, alongside great names such as . He also occasionally participated as a guest on the program "Futebol Alternativo TV", on .
In 2025 Martínez was the main author of the book that told the story of the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior.
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