Spanish footballer and manager
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Martí and the second or maternal family name is
Soler .
José Luis Martí Soler (born 28 April 1975) is a Spanish former professionalfootballer who played as acentral midfielder , currently amanager .
Known for his tactical awareness, he amassedLa Liga totals of 336 matches and eight goals over 13 seasons, representingMallorca (two spells),Tenerife andSevilla . He won five major titles with the latter club, including twoUEFA Cups .[ 1]
Martí started working as a manager in 2015, going on to spend three seasons inSegunda División withTenerife and one apiece in the same tier withDeportivo ,Girona ,Leganés andSporting de Gijón .
Early years and Tenerife [ edit ] Martí was born inPalma de Mallorca . Having starting playing professionally with hometown'sRCD Mallorca , making his first-team debut at the age of already 25 in the1999–2000 season (one game, one minute againstDeportivo Alavés after coming on as asubstitute forSamuel Eto'o ),[ 2] he switchedthe following campaign to theCanary Islands , joiningCD Tenerife in theSegunda División and being instrumental in the team's promotion toLa Liga .[ 3]
AfterTenerife's top-division relegation , Martí played one moreseason with the club, then returned to the top flight as he joinedSevilla FC in July 2003, going on to become a regular in theAndalusia side's exploits in the subsequent years – for instance, as they won back-to-backUEFA Cups ,[ 4] [ 5] he totalled 24 appearances scoring two goals, both throughpenalties .[ 6] [ 7]
In May 2007, Martí extended his contract with Sevilla until 2010.[ 8] [ 9] However, having lost his importance in2007–08 underManolo Jiménez ,[ 10] he was loaned toReal Sociedad in January 2008;[ 11] theBasques ultimatelyfailed to return to the top tier after finishing fourth, with him as first-choice.[ 12] [ 13]
The 33-year-old Martí returned to Mallorca in July 2008, for about€ 500.000,[ 14] [ 15] being an undisputed starter in thefirst year upon his return andthe following ,[ 16] when theBalearic Islands side were edged in the last matchday for thefinal berth for theUEFA Champions League , precisely by his former club Sevilla.[ 17] Again from the penalty spot, he netted his only goal of the season atSporting de Gijón on 4 October 2009 (4–1 defeat).[ 18]
Martí renewed his contract on 29 June 2011, until the following year.[ 19] Still first choice, thecaptain saw the team be relegated to the second division in2013 , the first time in 16 years.[ 20]
One month after his 40th birthday, Martí announced he would retire from football at the end of the2014–15 campaign , with Mallorca still in the second tier.[ 21]
Martí was appointed manager of Tenerife on 4 November 2015, replacing the firedRaül Agné .[ 22] [ 23] He was himself relieved of his duties on 4 February 2018 after four league games without a win, totalling 39 wins, 40 draws and 29 defeats during his spell.[ 24]
On 8 April 2019, after more than a year without a club, Martí signed forDeportivo de La Coruña in place ofNatxo González who had been dismissed a day earlier.[ 25] In late June, after leading the team tothe sixth position in the regular season and falling short in thepromotion play-offs , he left.[ 26] [ 27]
On 28 October 2019, Martí took over fromJuan Carlos Unzué at the helm ofGirona FC also in the second division.[ 28] He was shown the door the following 30 June, with the sidefifth and therefore in the playoffs .[ 29]
Martí remained in the second tier in August 2020, taking the reins ofCD Leganés who had recently beenrelegated .[ 30] He was sacked on 26 January 2021, after a five-match winless streak.[ 31]
On 23 February 2022, Martí replacedDavid Gallego at the helm ofSporting de Gijón , still in the second division.[ 32] On 3 May, after just one victory in ten games, he was dismissed.[ 33]
On 27 June 2024, after two years of inactivity, Martí was named manager ofPrimera Federación clubUD Ibiza .[ 34] On 11 November, following three consecutive losses, he was relieved of his duties.[ 35]
Managerial statistics [ edit ] As of match played 10 November 2024 Managerial record by team and tenure Team Nat From To Record Ref G W D L GF GA GD Win % Tenerife 4 November 2015 4 February 2018 108 39 40 29 126 106 +20 0 36.11 [ 36] Deportivo La Coruña 8 April 2019 27 June 2019 13 7 2 4 16 12 +4 0 53.85 [ 37] Girona 28 October 2019 30 June 2020 26 11 8 7 33 28 +5 0 42.31 [ 38] Leganés 3 August 2020 26 January 2021 24 12 4 8 24 17 +7 0 50.00 [ 39] Sporting Gijón 23 February 2022 3 May 2022 10 1 3 6 9 12 −3 0 10.00 [ 40] Ibiza 27 June 2024 11 November 2024 12 4 4 4 8 9 −1 0 33.33 [ 41] Career total 193 74 61 58 216 184 +32 0 38.34 —
Sevilla
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