Cristo Martín

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martín and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Cristo Martín
Personal information
Full name Cristo Martín Hernández[1]
Date of birth (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37)[1]
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Pulpileño
Youth career
1996–2006 Tenerife
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Tenerife B 63 (7)
2008–2009 Tenerife 3 (0)
2009–2011 Universidad LP 48 (1)
2011–2012 Marino 37 (2)
2012–2015 Tenerife 99 (2)
2015–2019 Cartagena 102 (10)
2019–2020 Minerva 16 (5)
2020 Algeciras 4 (0)
2020 Lorca 2 (0)
2020–2021 Racing Murcia 23 (2)
2021–2022 Atlético Pulpileño 15 (0)
2022–2023 Águilas 44 (2)
2023– Atlético Pulpileño 36 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024

Cristo Martín Hernández (born 18 June 1987) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Atlético Pulpileño as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Martín began his professional career at local CD Tenerife, making his senior debut with their B team in the 2006–07 season, in the Tercera División. His first competitive appearance for the main squad took place on 30 August 2008, when he started a 3–2 Segunda División home win against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[2]

Martín spent the following years in his native region, with Universidad de Las Palmas CF in the Segunda División B[3] and CD Marino (Tercera División). In summer 2012 he returned to Tenerife, now in the former tier,[4] achieving his second promotion with the club at the end of the campaign;[5][6] he scored his only goal in division two on 28 September 2014, closing the 3–2 home victory over UD Las Palmas.[7]

Until his retirement, Martín competed solely in the lower leagues, mainly with FC Cartagena.[8][9][10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cristo Martín at AS.com (in Spanish) Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Mal resultat però bon debut del Nàstic a Tenerife (3–2) (Bad result but good debut from Nàstic with Tenerife (3–2)); Tot Tarragona, 30 August 2008 (in Catalan)
  3. ^ Cristo Marrero y Cristo Martín eligieron al Universidad LP (Cristo Marrero and Cristo Martín chose Universidad LP); El Día, 15 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Cristo Martín: “Siempre quise regresar” (Cristo Martín: "I always wanted to return"); Diario de Avisos, 12 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Los canteranos del CD Tenerife dejan su huella en el último ascenso (CD Tenerife youth players leave their mark in last promotion); CD Tenerife, 12 July 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Club Deportivo Tenerife 2013/2014; Vavel, 16 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Cristo Martín decide el derbi (Cristo Martín decides derby); Diario AS, 28 September 2014 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ El Cartagena ficha a Cristo Martín (Cartagena sign Cristo Martín); La Opinión de Murcia, 19 August 2015 (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Cristo Martín deja de pertenecer al FC Cartagena (Cristo Martín is no longer of FC Cartagena); Marca, 9 August 2019 (in Spanish)
  10. ^ El Lorca FC firma a Cristo Martín, ex del Cartagena (Lorca FC sign Cristo Martín, formerly of Cartagena); La Verdad, 21 September 2020 (in Spanish)
  11. ^ El ex albinegro Cristo Martín deja al Pulpileño para fichar por el Águilas (Former white-and-black Cristo Martín leaves Pulpileño to sign for Águilas); Sport Cartagena, 23 January 2022 (in Spanish)