| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Diego Martínez Ruiz | ||
| Date of birth | (1984-02-04)4 February 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Logroño, Spain | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Loyola | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Loyola | |||
| Agoncillo | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Loyola (youth) | |||
| Deportivo La Coruña (youth) | |||
| 2009–2014 | Zaragoza (youth) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Arnedo | ||
| 2015–2018 | Náxara | ||
| 2019 | Izarra | ||
| 2020–2021 | Calahorra | ||
| 2021–2022 | Numancia | ||
| 2023–2024 | Logroñés | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Diego Martínez Ruiz (born 4 February 1984) is a Spanish formerfootballer who played as agoalkeeper, and amanager.
Martínez was born inLogroño,La Rioja, and played as a senior for SD Loyola andCD Agoncillo.[1] He began his managerial career with Loyola's youth sides, later moving toLa Coruña to study and taking over the youth categories ofDeportivo de La Coruña before joining the structure ofReal Zaragoza in 2009.[2]
In March 2014, Martínez was sacked from Zaragoza'sJuvenil squad,[3] and had his first senior experience later in the year, after being named manager ofTercera División sideCD Arnedo. In May 2015, he left the latter club to take over fellow league teamNáxara CD.[4]
On 15 June 2018, after missing out promotion in the play-offs on his three seasons in charge of the club, Martínez left Náxara.[5] The following 12 March, he was named in charge ofCD Izarra inSegunda División B,[6] and managed toavoid relegation with the side before leaving on 5 June 2019.[7]
On 18 February 2020, Martínez was appointed manager ofCD Calahorra also in the third division.[8] He led the club tothe play-offs in2021, but lost toBurgos CF in the first round; on 18 May of that year, he opted to leave after refusing a new deal.[9]
On 22 June 2021, Martínez was namedCD Numancia manager,[10] and led the club to promotion toPrimera Federación inhis first year. On 7 November 2022, after a 4–1 loss toCD Atlético Baleares, he was sacked.[11]
On 6 July 2023, Martínez was appointed manager of fourth tier sideUD Logroñés.[12]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Arnedo |  | 30 September 2014 | 28 May 2015 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 025.00 | [13] |
| Náxara | | 28 May 2015 | 15 June 2018 | 126 | 87 | 23 | 16 | 338 | 122 | +216 | 069.05 | [14] |
| Izarra | | 12 March 2019 | 5 June 2019 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 040.00 | [15] |
| Calahorra | | 18 February 2020 | 18 May 2021 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 037.93 | [16] |
| Numancia | | 22 June 2021 | 7 November 2022 | 46 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 043.48 | [17] |
| Logroñés | | 6 July 2023 | Present | 43 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 80 | 25 | +55 | 055.81 | [18] |
| Total | 286 | 154 | 74 | 58 | 534 | 243 | +291 | 053.85 | — | |||