Nahuel Darío Martínez (born 10 February 1976) is an Argentine football coach and former player who played as a centre-back.
Playing career Born in Rosario, Martínez finished his formation with River Plate, but never managed to make a first team appearance for the club. At the age of 21, he moved to Mexico and joined Real San Luis, and subsequently played for Gallos de Aguascalientes, Atlético Mexiquense and Tigrillos Coapa in the country.
In 2004, Martínez returned to his home country and joined Sportivo Belgrano. He subsequently played for Argentino de Rosario, and moved to Ecuador in January 2006 with LDU Portoviejo, but a serious knee injury forced him into retirement.
Managerial career After retiring, Martínez started working at Mitre de Pérez's youth sides, and eventually became the first team manager of the side. He later worked as an assistant manager at Argentino de Rosario and Sportivo Belgrano before becoming the manager of on 19 October 2012.
On 29 October 2014, Martínez agreed to return to Sportivo Belgrano, now as manager. He resigned the following 26 March, and later joined Belgrano as a manager of the youth sides.
On 8 December 2016, Martínez agreed to become the manager of Peruvian Primera División side Alianza Atlético for the upcoming season. On 24 February 2017, however, he was sacked after just four matches.
On 19 June 2017, Martínez was appointed at the helm of Sportivo Las Parejas. He resigned in November of the following year, and subsequently joined Juan Pablo Vojvoda's staff at Talleres, as his assistant.
Martínez followed Vojvoda to Huracán, Unión La Calera, Fortaleza and Santos, always under the same role.
Personal life Martínez's son Luca is also a footballer. A forward, he was born in Mexico and played for their national team.
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