Juan Manuel Martínez (Uruguayan footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Manuel Martínez Jourdan | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Montevideo Wanderers (reserves manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Montevideo Wanderers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | Montevideo Wanderers | 61 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2025 | Montevideo Wanderers (reserves) | ||
| 2024 | Montevideo Wanderers (interim) | ||
| 2025 | Montevideo Wanderers (interim) | ||
| 2025 | Montevideo Wanderers | ||
| 2025– | Montevideo Wanderers (reserves) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juan Manuel Martínez Jourdan (born 21 January 1981) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Montevideo Wanderers' reserve team.
Career
[edit]Born in Montevideo, Martínez was a product of Montevideo Wanderers' youth categories, making his senior debut in 2000. After retiring in 2007, he remained at the club working as a institutional manager.[1]
On 8 March 2024, Martínez was named interim manager of Wanderers, after Alejandro Cappuccio was sacked.[2] He returned to his previous role four days later, after a 0–0 home draw against Deportivo Maldonado.
On 6 March 2025, Martínez was again appointed interim, after the dismissal of Antonio Pacheco.[3] Thirteen days later, after one win and one draw in two matches, he was permanently named manager of the side,[4] but returned to his previous role in the youth sides on 2 May.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "El entrenador institucional" [The institutional manager] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
- ^ "Juan Manuel Martínez, el interino bohemio" [Juan Manuel Martínez, the bohemian interim] (in Spanish). Tenfield. 8 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Wanderers decidió cesar a Antonio Pacheco y su cuerpo técnico tras malos resultados" [Wanderers decided to dismiss Antonio Pacheco and his coaching staff following poor results] (in Spanish). Montevideo Portal. 6 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Montevideo Wanderers [@mwfc_oficial] (19 March 2025). "✅ 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗗𝗢 𝐉𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐳 continuará siendo el DT de Montevideo Wanderers" [✅ CONFIRMED Juan Manuel Martínez will continue being Montevideo Wanderers' manager.] (Tweet). Retrieved 21 March 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Wanderers: Juan Manuel Martínez dirigirá su último partido contra Boston River; habrá reunión con Bruno Silva" [Wanderers: Juan Manuel Martínez will manage his last match against Boston River; there will be a meeting with Bruno Silva] (in Spanish). El País. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Juan Manuel Martínez at BDFA (in Spanish)
- Juan Manuel Martínez coach profile at Soccerway