Sisi (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is González and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.
For the Brazilian footballer, see Sissi (footballer). For other uses, see Sissi (disambiguation).

Sisi
Sisi in 2009
Personal information
Full name Sisinio González Martínez[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-22) 22 April 1986 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth Albacete, Spain[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Albacete
2001–2003 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Valencia B 10 (2)
2004–2006 → Hércules (loan) 73 (2)
2006–2008 → Valladolid (loan) 76 (6)
2008–2009 Recreativo 28 (1)
2009–2012 Valladolid 82 (8)
2012–2015 Osasuna 58 (0)
2015 Suwon 17 (0)
2016 Lech Poznań 4 (0)
2016 Veria 11 (0)
2017 Gifu 39 (0)
2018–2019 Tokushima Vortis 38 (1)
2020 Ehime 1 (0)
Total 437 (20)
International career
2001–2002 Spain U16 6 (1)
2002–2003 Spain U17 17 (1)
2005 Spain U19 2 (0)
2007–2009 Spain U21 12 (2)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's football
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2003 Finland
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2003 Portugal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sisinio González Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [siˈsinjo ɣonˈθaleθ maɾˈtineθ];[α] born 22 April 1986), commonly known as Sisi [ˈsisi], is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Club career

Sisi was born in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha. A product of Valencia CF's youth system – he arrived aged 15 from hometown's Albacete Balompié – he first served loan stints in the Segunda División, with Hércules CF and Real Valladolid, with a 2007 top-flight promotion with the latter (he also appeared in the Segunda División B with the former).[2] Whilst playing with Valladolid, the football site Goal.com mentioned him as one of the emergent talents in Spain.[3]

In July 2008, Sisi was sold by Valencia to La Liga club Recreativo de Huelva.[4] Midway through his first and only season he was diagnosed with hepatitis A, being rendered unavailable for two months;[5] he made his return as a substitute on 4 April 2009, in a 0–1 home loss against Andalusia neighbours Sevilla FC.[6]

On 24 August 2009, after Recre's relegation, Sisi returned to Valladolid, signing a three-year contract.[7] He scored on his debut in a 2–1 win at Real Zaragoza,[8] but was injured through most of the campaign and suffered relegation for the second consecutive time.

Sisi scored a career-best five goals in 2011–12 (from 36 appearances) as the Castile and León side returned to the top flight after two years.[9] In the subsequent off-season he joined CA Osasuna,[10] being hindered by two severe knee injuries during his spell, the last one contracted after only five minutes of the home fixture against FC Barcelona.[11][12]

In the summer of 2015, aged 29, Sisi moved abroad for the first time, joining Suwon FC in the K League Challenge.[13] In the following transfer window, he reunited with former Osasuna boss Jan Urban at Lech Poznań after agreeing to a six-month deal.[14]

On 25 August 2016, Sisi signed a one-year contract with Veria FC.[15] Until his retirement, he competed exclusively in Japan's J2 League.[16][17]

International career

In the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, Sisi was a key element for Spain, who finished runners-up to Brazil (0–1).[18] FIFA described him in their technical report as a "...well-developed technique and ball control, fast and agile", as he was listed amongst the nation's Talented Players list.[19]

Two years later, Sisi appeared against France in the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, as the national team failed to qualify for the final stages in Northern Ireland, losing 1–0 in the elite round.[20] In 2007, he progressed to the under-21s.[21]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valencia B 2003–04[22] Segunda División B 10 2 — — 10 2
Hércules 2004–05[22] Segunda División B 34 1 0 0 4[a] 1 38 2
2005–06[22] Segunda División 35 1 0 0 — 35 1
Total 69 2 0 0 4 1 73 3
Valladolid 2006–07[22] Segunda División 40 4 4 0 — 44 4
2007–08[22] La Liga 36 2 1 0 — 37 2
Total 76 6 5 0 — 81 6
Recreativo 2008–09[22] La Liga 28 1 0 0 — 28 1
Valladolid 2009–10[22] La Liga 5 1 0 0 — 5 1
2010–11[22] Segunda División 35 2 2 0 2[a] 0 39 2
2011–12[22] Segunda División 36 5 1 0 4[a] 0 41 5
Total 76 8 3 0 6 0 85 8
Osasuna 2012–13[22] La Liga 11 0 2 0 — 13 0
2013–14[22] La Liga 9 0 0 0 — 9 0
2014–15[22] Segunda División 38 0 0 0 — 38 0
Total 58 0 2 0 — 60 0
Suwon 2015[23] K League Challenge 17 0 0 0 2[a] 0 19 0
Lech Poznań 2015–16[23] Ekstraklasa 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Veria 2016–17[23] Super League Greece 11 0 3 0 — 14 0
Gifu 2017[23] J2 League 39 0 0 0 — 39 0
Tokushima Vortis 2018[23] J2 League 37 1 1 0 — 38 1
2019[23] J2 League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 38 1 1 0 — 39 1
Ehime 2020[23] J2 League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 427 20 15 0 12 1 454 21
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in Promotion Play-offs

Notes

  1. ^ In isolation, González is pronounced [ɡonˈθaleθ].

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sisinio González Martínez" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Los héroes del ascenso esperan su oportunidad" [Promotion heroes await their chance] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 26 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Six young stars in Spain this season". Goal. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
  4. ^ 'Sisi' ficha por el Recreativo de Huelva ('Sisi' signs for Recreativo de Huelva); Marca, 1 August 2008 (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Spain's Sisi laid low with virus; UEFA, 18 February 2009
  6. ^ Recreativo Huelva 0–1 Sevilla FC; ESPN Soccernet, 4 April 2009
  7. ^ El Real Valladolid ficha a Sisi (Real Valladolid sign Sisi); Real Valladolid, 24 August 2009 (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Sisi seals Valladolid victory; ESPN Soccernet, 20 September 2009
  9. ^ "El último esfuerzo de Sisi" [Sisi's last effort] (in Spanish). El Norte de Castilla. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  10. ^ "El Osasuna presenta a Sisi: "Sólo puedo prometer trabajo"" [Osasuna present Sisi: "I can only promise work"] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Sisi, operado "satisfactoriamente" de su rodilla derecha en Gijón" [Sisi's knee operation in Gijón was "satisfactory"] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Grave lesión de rodilla de Sisi" [Serious knee injury from Sisi] (in Spanish). Marca. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
  13. ^ "수원FC, 스페인 청소년 대표출신 시시 영입" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  14. ^ "Sisi piłkarzem Lecha Poznań" [Sisi a Lech Poznań player] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  15. ^ Σούπερ deal με Σισίνιο Γκονθαλεθ Μαρτίνεθ η Βέροια! (Veria super deal with Sisinio González Martínez!); Marca SL, 25 August 2016 (in Greek)
  16. ^ "El ex del Osasuna Sisi, hablando japonés: un ejemplo para otros futbolistas" [Former Osasuna man Sisi, speaking Japanese: an example for other footballers] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  17. ^ "Sisi: "Creo que Japón ha estado intentando ocultar los datos reales de coronavirus por los Juegos Olímpicos"" [Sisi: "I think Japan has been trying to conceal the real coronavirus numbers due to the Olympic Games"] (in Spanish). Cadena SER. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  18. ^ "Brasil acaba con el sueño español en el Mundial sub'17" [Brazil end Spanish dream in under'17 World Cup] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 30 August 2003. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  19. ^ "Statistics – Team Data – Spain" (PDF). FIFA. 30 August 2003. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2008.
  20. ^ "Gourcuff strike sends France through". UEFA. 16 April 2005. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
  21. ^ "Bojan ejerció como revulsivo en su debut" [Bojan was a spark in his debut] (in Spanish). Sport. 6 June 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  22. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Sisi: Sisinio González Martínez". BDFutbol. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g "Sisi". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2015.