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 professional footballer who played as a central midfielder , currently a manager .
Known for his tactical awareness, he amassed La Liga totals of 336 matches and eight goals over 13 seasons, representing Mallorca (two spells), Tenerife and Sevilla . He won five major titles with the latter club, including two UEFA Cups .[ 1]
Martí started working as a manager in 2015, going on to spend three seasons in Segunda División with Tenerife and one apiece in the same tier with Deportivo , Girona , Leganés and Sporting de Gijón .
Playing career
Early years and Tenerife
Martí was born in Palma de Mallorca . Having starting playing professionally with hometown's RCD Mallorca , making his first-team debut at the age of already 25 in the 1999–2000 season (one game, one minute against Deportivo Alavés after coming on as a substitute for Samuel Eto'o ),[ 2] he switched the following campaign to the Canary Islands , joining CD Tenerife in the Segunda División and being instrumental in the team's promotion to La Liga .[ 3]
Sevilla
After Tenerife's top-division relegation , Martí played one more season with the club, then returned to the top flight as he joined Sevilla FC in July 2003, going on to become a regular in the Andalusia side's exploits in the subsequent years – for instance, as they won back-to-back UEFA Cups ,[ 4] [ 5] he totalled 24 appearances scoring two goals, both through penalties .[ 6] [ 7]
In May 2007, Martí extended his contract with Sevilla until 2010.[ 8] [ 9] However, having lost his importance in 2007–08 under Manolo Jiménez ,[ 10] he was loaned to Real Sociedad in January 2008;[ 11] the Basques ultimately failed to return to the top tier after finishing fourth, with him as first-choice.[ 12] [ 13]
Mallorca
The 33-year-old Martí returned to Mallorca in July 2008, for about € 500.000,[ 14] [ 15] being an undisputed starter in the first year upon his return and the following ,[ 16] when the Balearic Islands side were edged in the last matchday for the final berth for the UEFA Champions League , precisely by his former club Sevilla.[ 17] Again from the penalty spot, he netted his only goal of the season at Sporting 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, the captain saw the team be relegated to the second division in 2013 , the first time in 16 years.[ 20]
One month after his 40th birthday, Martí announced he would retire from football at the end of the 2014–15 campaign , with Mallorca still in the second tier.[ 21]
Coaching career
Martí was appointed manager of Tenerife on 4 November 2015, replacing the fired Raül 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 for Deportivo de La Coruña in place of Natxo González who had been dismissed a day earlier.[ 25] In late June, after leading the team to the sixth position in the regular season and falling short in the promotion play-offs , he left.[ 26] [ 27]
On 28 October 2019, Martí took over from Juan Carlos Unzué at the helm of Girona FC also in the second division.[ 28] He was shown the door the following 30 June, with the side fifth and therefore in the playoffs .[ 29]
Martí remained in the second tier in August 2020, taking the reins of CD Leganés who had recently been relegated .[ 30] He was sacked on 26 January 2021, after a five-match winless streak.[ 31]
On 23 February 2022, Martí replaced David Gallego at the helm of Sporting 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 of Primera Federación club UD Ibiza .[ 34] On 11 November, following three consecutive losses, he was relieved of his duties.[ 35]
Managerial statistics
As of match played 10 November 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
Ref
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
—
Honours
Sevilla
References
^ a b c d e "José Luis Martí. El pulmón sevillista" [José Luis Martí. The Sevilla lung] (in Spanish). Sevillismo en Vena. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2019 .
^ Barreiros, Pedro (12 February 2020). "Cuando Vázquez hizo debutar a Martí" [When Vázquez handed debut to Martí]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ Ramos, Juan José (12 November 2015). "Martí abandera la generación de 2001" [Martí spearheads generation of 2001]. El Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ Haslam, Andrew (16 May 2007). "Palop ensures cup joy for Sevilla" . UEFA. Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ Diana, Adrián (10 May 2024). "Pep Martí y el recuerdo de Eindhoven: "Sabíamos que íbamos a ganar" " [Pep Martí and memories of Eindhoven: "We knew we were going to win"] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ "El Sevilla roza las semifinales de la UEFA tras golear al Zenit" [Sevilla nearing UEFA semi-finals after routing Zenit]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 March 2006. Retrieved 20 February 2014 .
^ "El Sevilla tropieza con el Shakhtar y tendrá que ganar en Ucrania" [Sevilla stumble against Shakhtar and will have to win in Ukraine]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 March 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2014 .
^ "Sevilla to get more of Martí" . UEFA. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ "Martí amplía su contrato hasta 2010 con el Sevilla" [Martí extends his contract until 2010 with Sevilla]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 11 May 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ Lorenzo, José Luis (27 February 2024). "El infierno de Martí con Manolo Jiménez en el Sevilla que le llevó a la Real Sociedad: "Del Nido, yo me voy; ya puedes buscarme sitio que me voy" " [The hell of Martí with Manolo Jiménez at Sevilla that took him to Real Sociedad: "Del Nido, I'm out of here; you can start finding me something because I'm out of here"] (in Spanish). Relevo . Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ "Martí, cedido a la Real Sociedad" [Martí, loaned to Real Sociedad] (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 16 January 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2008 .
^ Alba, J. (26 May 2008). "Martí se viene arriba" [Martí takes a big stand]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ Olías, José Manuel (23 June 2024). "El sexto ascenso de la historia del Málaga CF" [The sixth promotion of Málaga CF's history]. Málaga Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ "Mercado: El Mallorca ficha a Martí por dos temporadas" [Market: Mallorca sign Martí for two seasons] (in Spanish). Goal . 19 July 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2015 .
^ "Martí ya es jugador del Mallorca" [Martí is already a Mallorca player]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). 21 July 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ Adrover, Sebastià; Cabot, Ricard (27 March 2012). "El club impedirá que Martí llegue a los 30 partidos para no pagar al Sevilla" [Club will prevent Martí from reaching 30 games in order to not pay Sevilla]. Diario de Mallorca (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ "Manzano: "Moralmente nos correspondía jugar la Champions" " [Manzano: "We were supposed to play the Champions League from a moral standpoint"]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 May 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2024 .
^ "Miguel at the double in Sporting win" . ESPN Soccernet . 4 October 2009. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2011 .
^ Jurado, Alejandro (29 June 2011). "El Mallorca renueva a Martí" [Mallorca renew Martí]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 September 2015 .
^ "Martí: "Hay que borrar de la cabeza la tristeza del descenso" " [Martí: "We need to make history of the sadness of relegation"]. Marca (in Spanish). 7 July 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2015 .
^ "Pep Lluís Martí anuncia su retirada a los 40 años" [Pep Lluís Martí announces retirement at the age of 40]. Mallorca Diario (in Spanish). 28 May 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015 .
^ "Pep Lluís Martí, nuevo entrenador del Tenerife" [Pep Lluís Martí, new coach of Tenerife]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 4 November 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2019 .
^ "Pep Martí es presentado como nuevo entrenador del CD Tenerife" [Pep Martí is presented as new manager of CD Tenerife] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2019 .
^ "El CD Tenerife rescinde su vinculación con José Luis Martí" [CD Tenerife cut ties with José Luis Martí] (in Spanish). CD Tenerife. 4 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2019 .
^ "José Luis Martí, nuevo entrenador del Deportivo" [José Luis Martí, new coach of Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019 .
^ "José Luis Martí no continuará como entrenador del Real Club Deportivo" [José Luis Martí will not continue as coach of Real Club Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019 .
^ "José Luis Martí no continuará como entrenador del Deportivo" [José Luis Martí will not continue as manager of Deportivo]. La Opinión A Coruña (in Spanish). 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019 .
^ "Josep Lluís Martí, nuevo entrenador del Girona FC" [Josep Lluís Martí, new manager of Girona FC] (in Spanish). Girona FC. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019 .
^ "Francisco substitueix Pep Lluís Martí a la banqueta del Girona" [Francisco replaces Pep Lluís Martí in the Girona dugout] (in Catalan). Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals . 30 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020 .
^ "José Luis Martí, nuevo entrenador del C.D. Leganés" [José Luis Martí, new coach of C.D. Leganés] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020 .
^ "El C.D. Leganés y José Luis Martí separan sus caminos" [C.D. Leganés and José Luis Martí separate their paths] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021 .
^ "José Luis Martí, nuevo entrenador del Real Sporting" [José Luis Martí, new manager of Real Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022 .
^ Menéndez, Andrés (3 May 2022). "Oficial: Martí, destituido del Sporting" [Official: Martí, dismissed at Sporting]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 June 2022 .
^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL: José Luis Martí" [COMUNICADO OFICIAL: José Luis Martí] (in Spanish). UD Ibiza. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024 .
^ Gigante, Agustín (11 November 2024). "José Luis Martí deja de ser el entrenador de la UD Ibiza" [José Luis Martí is no longer manager of UD Ibiza]. La Voz de Ibiza (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2024 .
^ "Matches José Luis Martí, 2015–16 season" . BDFutbol ."Matches José Luis Martí, 2016–17 season" . BDFutbol ."Matches José Luis Martí, 2017–18 season" . BDFutbol .
^ "Matches José Luis Martí, 2018–19 season" . BDFutbol .
^ "Matches José Luis Martí, 2019–20 season" . BDFutbol .
^ "Matches José Luis Martí, 2020–21 season" . BDFutbol .
^ "Matches José Luis Martí, 2021–22 season" . BDFutbol .
^ "Matches José Luis Martí, 2024–25 season" . BDFutbol .
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