Alberto Ariel Martínez Piriz (30 July 1950 – 1 December 2009) was an Uruguayan professional footballer who played in Austria for Austria Vienna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alberto Ariel Martínez Piriz | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Rocha, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 1 December 2009 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Uruguay | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Peñarol | ||
| 1973–1978 | Austria Vienna | 144 | (26) |
| 1978–1979 | Wiener SK | 54 | (22) |
| 1979–1980 | VOEST Linz | 18 | (5) |
| 1980–1982 | Wiener SK | 65 | (20) |
| 1982–1983 | Las Palmas | 28 | (3) |
| 1983–1985 | Favoritner AC | 57 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Martínez, who played as a midfielder, participated in the 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final for Austria Vienna.[1] Martínez died on 1 December 2009 of heart failure, at the age of 59.[2]
Personal life edit
Martínez held Austrian citizenship. His son is the footballer Sebastián Martínez who obtained two international caps for Austria.[3]
References edit
- ^ "1977/78: Two out of three for Anderlecht". UEFA. Archived from the original on April 14, 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Austria trauert um Alberto Martinez". Der Standard (in German). 2 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ "Im Gespräch: Sebastian Martinez". First Vienna FC 1894.
External links edit
- Alberto Martínez at WorldFootball.net
- austria-archiv.at
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