Who is Roberto Martinez?
Roberto Martinez Montoliu is a Spanish football coach and former professional player who is presently the head coach of the Portugal national team. Martinez started his career as a defensive midfielder for Real Zaragoza, where he also won the Copa del Rey.
Roberto Martinez bio
Martnez, who was raised in Balaguer, Lleida, Catalonia, started his career with his hometown team, CF Balaguer, in the Tercera División at the age of nine. He played his first competitive match with the club’s youth team. Before transferring to Real Zaragoza at the age of 16, he participated in every youth football league for the organization.

Roberto Martinez football career
Martnez started his career as a defensive midfielder for Real Zaragoza, where he also won the Copa del Rey.

He played for CF Balaguer for a year in a lower level before joining Wigan Athletic in the English Third Division. He joined a tiny Spanish contingent at the club known as “the three amigos” with Jess Seba and Isidro Dáz, and for six years, the longest time he had lasted at one club, he was a regular first team member.

He won the Football League Third Division and the Football League Trophy when he was there. Before joining Swansea City in 2003, he first played for Scottish club Motherwell before moving on to Walsall.
In 2005, he was elected club captain and contributed to the team’s promotion to League One. In 2006, he relocated to Chester City, where he was once more selected as captain.

He gave up playing in 2007 to coach Swansea City, guiding them to League One championship and promotion. He subsequently joined Wigan Athletic in 2009, assisting the team in avoiding relegation for three straight years.
Wigan were relegated in his fourth season, but in 2013, the team won the FA Cup for the first time ever. He was appointed manager of Everton at the conclusion of that campaign, and his first campaign there resulted in a fifth-place finish.

He was fired as their manager in May 2016, then on August 3, 2016, he was named Belgium’s head coach. Martinez led them to their best-ever finish in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in third place, and from 2018 to 2022, Belgium held the top spot in the FIFA World Rankings.
After the FIFA World Cup 2022, he left Belgium. He was chosen to lead Portugal as their coach in January 2023.

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Roberto Martinez children: Meet Safiana and Luella

Martnez married his Scottish lover Beth Thompson at Swansea’s St. Joseph’s Cathedral in June 2009. While he was playing for Motherwell in Scotland in 2002, the couple got acquainted. Together, they have two daughters with the names Safiana and Luella.

Luella Martínez
One of Roberto Martinez’s daughters is Luella Martnez. However, the family leads a secluded life, thus little is known about her.
Safiana Martinez
Roberto Martinez’s daughter, Safiana Martinez. She keeps her private life private. Her height, weight, age, and date of birth are all unknown.

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