Rey Ángel Martínez

Football player infobox
playername= Rey Ángel Martinez
fullname = Rey Ángel Martínez Mendivel
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1980|5|13
cityofbirth = Havana
countryofbirth = Cuba
height = height|ft=6|in=1
currentclub = Carolina RailHawks
clubnumber = 34
position = Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998-2003 2004 2005-2008
2008
clubs = CF Ciudad La Habana Colorado Rapids Rochester Raging Rhinos
Carolina RailHawks
caps(goals) = 0- (-) 07 (3) 60 (8)
02 (1)
nationalyears = 2000-2002
nationalteam = fb|Cuba
nationalcaps(goals) = 17 (2)
pcupdate = September 30, 2008
ntupdate = 31 July 2006

Rey Ángel "Boom Boom" Martínez Mendivel (born May 13, 1980 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban soccer player, who, as of 2005, plays forward for the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division.

Club career

Martinez joined the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer on June 11, 2004, after having defected from Cuba, together with future Colorado teammate Alberto Delgado, during the 2002 Gold Cup. Before joining the Rapids, his most recent club was Ciudad de la Habana of Cuba. Martinez finished his first year with the Rapids with one assist in seven appearances, three starts, but struggled with injuries for much of the season. He was released by the Rapids before the 2005 season and signed with Rochester.

Martinez has been used regularly as a late second-half attacking substitute during the 2007 season. According to the Rochester Rhinos website, in November, 2007, Martinez signed a 1-year contract to play for Rochester in 2008. On August 21, 2008, the Carolina RailHawks announced they had signed Martinez for the rest of the season. [ [http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/transactions/271343.html RailHawks add Rhinos' Martinez] ]

International career

Before his defection, Martinez was an important player for the Cuban national team, for whom he played in the Gold Cup, Copa Caribe, and Pan American Games.

References

External links

* [http://www.rhinossoccer.com/team/player.php?id=126 Player profile] - Rhinos club website