Oscar Raimundo Martín (23 June 1934 in Buenos Aires - 12 February 2018) was an Argentine footballer.
 Martín (right) shaking hands with Billy McNeill prior to the third match of the 1967 Intercontinental Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Raimundo Martín | ||
| Date of birth | June 23, 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 12 February 2018 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1958 | Argentinos | 26 | (0) |
| 1959–1963 | Chacarita | 80 | (1) |
| 1963–1967 | Racing | 151 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1963 | Argentina | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Oscar Martín started his career at Argentinos Juniors in 1953. In 1959 he moved to the second league club Chacarita Juniors, who helped get promoted to the Primera División.[1]
In 1963 he moved to Racing Club de Avellaneda. With Racing, he won the Argentine Championship in 1966 and the Copa Libertadores in 1967 (Martín played in all three final matches with Nacional Montevideo, in which he served as captain). He also captained Racing to victory in the Intercontinental Cup, again playing in all three matches against Scottish club Celtic.[1][2]
In total, he played 257 matches in the league between 1953 and 1967 for his three clubs, scoring once.[3]
International career edit
Oscar Martín made his international debut for Argentina on 10 March 1963 in a 4–2 win against Colombia in the South American Championship held in Bolivia.[4] He played in all six matches for his country at the tournament, helping them to third place.[5] His last appearance for the national team was on 16 April 1963 in a 5–2 defeat against Brazil in the Roca Cup. In total, he appeared in 8 matches for Argentina.[4]
Martín died on 12 February 2018.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b "Martín, Oscar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Oscar Martín". Racing Club. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Oscar Raimundo Martin". BDFA. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Oscar Raimundo Martin". 11v11. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Tabeira, Martín (12 August 2009). "Southamerican Championship 1963". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Falleció Oscar Martín, gloria de Racing Club". Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2021.