Neco Martínez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Neco Martínez

Personal information
Full name	Luis Enrique Martínez Rodríguez
Date of birth	(1982-07-11) July 11, 1982
Place of birth	Necoclí, Colombia
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Atlético Nacional
Number	35
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001	Envigado	2	(0)
2001	Atlético Huila	5	(0)
2002–2003	Guanacasteca	7	(0)
2003–2004	Envigado	17	(0)
2004–2006	Santa Fe	61	(0)
2006–2009	Sakaryaspor	43	(0)
2007–2008	→ Manisaspor (loan)	2	(0)
2010–2012	Once Caldas	57	(0)
2012	Envigado	8	(0)
2013	→ Atlético Nacional (loan)	21	(0)
2014–	Atlético Nacional	21	(0)
International career
2003–2011	Colombia	8	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2016

Luis Enrique "Neco" Martínez Rodríguez, (born 11 July 1982 in Necoclí, Colombia) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He currently plays for Atlético Nacional. He is nicknamed "Neco" for the town of his birth.

Career

Martínez was signed by newly promoted Turkish team Sakaryaspor in summer 2006, signing a three-year contract, before moving to Colombian club Once Caldas.

International career

During a World Cup warm-up match between Poland and Colombia on May 30, 2006, he scored a remarkable goal, striking directly from a long distance over the head of the opposition goalkeeper, Tomasz Kuszczak.

After a three-year absence from the national team, he was called back by new coach Hernan Dario Gomez for an international friendly match against Bolivia on August 5, 2010.

He was the starting goalkeeper for the Colombian national team during the Copa America 2011, since the starting goalkeeper David Ospina was out with a facial injury after colliding with Hugo Rodallega days before the tournament. Martinez had a good start to the tournament, being the only goalkeeper to have a clean sheet on all three group games. In the quarterfinal match against Peru however he made two crucial mistakes which led to the two goals of Peru.

International goals

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Final	Competition
1.	30 May 2006	Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland	Poland	2–0	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Club

Once Caldas

• Categoría Primera A (1): 2010-II

Atlético Nacional

• Categoría Primera A (3): 2013-I, 2013-II, 2014-I
• Copa Colombia (1): 2013

External links

• Neco Martínez at National-Football-Teams.com