Adonai Martínez
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Adonai Ulises Martínez Bonilla (born October 3, 1975) is a retired professional football player from El Salvador
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with whom he won two league titles including the 2001 Apertura after scoring one of the goals in the 2-1 Final win against Luis Ángel Firpo
. In 2003 he had a short spell at Chalatenango
before joining Luis Ángel Firpo
. He then moved to Isidro Metapán
and San Salvador F.C.
before another two years at Once Municipal
.
On March 31, 2006, he scored his 100th goal in the Salvadoran Premier Division after scoring two goals against Águila.
in a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala
and has earned a total of 21 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification
matches and played at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
.
His final international game was a March 2004 friendly match, also against Guatemala
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El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
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Club career
He started his professional career at AlianzaAlianza F.C.
Alianza Fútbol Club, also known simply as Alianza, is a football club based in San Salvador, El Salvador. Alianza is one of the most popular and successful clubs in El Salvador...
with whom he won two league titles including the 2001 Apertura after scoring one of the goals in the 2-1 Final win against Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...
. In 2003 he had a short spell at Chalatenango
C.D. Chalatenango
Club Deportivo Chalatenango is a Salvadoran football club. The team is based out of Chalatenango, El Salvador and plays in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño, which is the country's second tier league.Their mascot is the Scorpion.-History:...
before joining Luis Ángel Firpo
C.D. Luis Angel Firpo
Club Deportivo Luis Ángel Firpo is an football club based in Usulután, El Salvador that plays in the Primera División de Fútbol Profesional. It has been one of the most successful clubs in El Salvador, having won 9 titles, firstly in 1989. Only FAS and Águila hold more league titles than Firpo,...
. He then moved to Isidro Metapán
A.D. Isidro Metapán
Asociación Deportiva Isidro Metapán, also known simply as Isidro Metapán, is a Salvadoran football club based in Metapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the Primera División, which is the top tier football league in the country...
and San Salvador F.C.
San Salvador F.C.
San Salvador Futbol Club was a professional football club located in San Salvador, El Salvador that participated in Primera División de Fútbol Profesional from 2002 to 2008...
before another two years at Once Municipal
Once Municipal
Once Municipal or 11 Municipal is a Salvadoran football club from Ahuachapán, El Salvador. The club currently plays in the top tier after getting promoted for the Apertura 2010. The club won its first league championship during the 1948–49 season...
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On March 31, 2006, he scored his 100th goal in the Salvadoran Premier Division after scoring two goals against Águila.
International career
Martínez made his debut for El SalvadorEl Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...
in a March 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala
Guatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF....
and has earned a total of 21 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification
FIFA World Cup qualification
The FIFA World Cup qualification is the process that a national association football team goes through to qualify for the FIFA World Cup Finals. The FIFA World Cup is a global event, so qualification is required to reduce the large field of participants from about 200 to 32.Qualifying tournaments...
matches and played at the 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup as well as at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....
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His final international game was a March 2004 friendly match, also against Guatemala
Guatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF....
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Honours
- Salvadoran Premier League: 2
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- 1996/1997, Apertura 2001
External links
- Adonai Martínez sueña a lo grande - El Diario de Hoy