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Corentin Martins Personal information Full name Corentin Martins da Silva Date of birth 11 July 1969 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 BaticleRC Strasbourg Captain
1998–January 1999Succeeded by
Teddy BertinPreceded by
Teddy BertinRC Strasbourg Captain
November 2000–2004Succeeded by
Christian BassilaFrance squad – UEFA Euro 1996 semi-finalists Categories:- 1969 births
- Living people
- French people of Portuguese descent
- French footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Ligue 1 players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- AJ Auxerre players
- RC Strasbourg players
- FC Girondins de Bordeaux players
- Clermont Foot players
- La Liga footballers
- Deportivo de La Coruña players
- France international footballers
- UEFA Euro 1996 players
- French expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
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