Corentin Martins

Corentin Martins

Personal information
Full name	Corentin Martins da Silva
Date of birth	11 July 1969 (1969-07-11) (age 42)
Place of birth	Brest, France
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987–1991	Brest	85	(4)
1991–1996	Auxerre	187	(42)
1996–1997	Deportivo La Coruña	36	(13)
1998–2004	Strasbourg	170	(21)
1999–2000	→ Bordeaux (loan)	30	(0)
2004–2005	Clermont	2	(0)
National team
1993–1997	France	14	(1)
Teams managed
2006–2007	Quimpérois
2008	Brest (caretaker)
2008–	Brest (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Corentin Martins da Silva (born July 11, 1969 in Brest), known as Martins, is a retired French footballer of Portuguese descent, who played as an attacking midfielder.

Club career

After starting at hometown's Stade Brestois 29, Martins moved to AJ Auxerre in 1991, being a crucial part of an emergent side led by legendary Guy Roux; in 1992–93, it reached the UEFA Cup semifinals and, four years later, achieved an historical double.

In July 1996, Martins signed with Deportivo de La Coruña: after an impressive first season in La Liga, he was pushed to the bench by new signing Djalminha, and returned in January 1998 to France, joining Racing Club Strasbourg for one 1/2 seasons.

After a season loaned at FC Girondins de Bordeaux, Martins rejoined Strasbourg until 2004, and closed out his career with lowly Clermont Foot.

In 2006, he started his manager career, with modest side Quimper Cornouaille FC. In the following year, he was named his first club's director of Football, but had a brief spell as interim coach in the beginnings of 2008–09; shortly after, he stayed on the bench, now as an assistant for the second division team.

International career

Martins earned his first cap for France on 27 March 1993, against Austria, in a 1–0 victory.

He represented the nation at UEFA Euro 1996 and gained a total of 14 caps, but his international career was vastly undermined by the emergence of Zinedine Zidane.

External links

• Corentin Martins French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
• AJ Auxerre archives (French)
• AJ Auxerre stats (French)
• BDFutbol profile
• Corentin Martins at National-Football-Teams.com

Preceded by Gerald Baticle	RC Strasbourg Captain 1998–January 1999	Succeeded by Teddy Bertin
Preceded by Teddy Bertin	RC Strasbourg Captain November 2000–2004	Succeeded by Christian Bassila

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Name	Martins, Corentin
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Date of birth	July 11, 1969
Place of birth	Brest, France
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