Oscar Martín (footballer, born 1934)

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Oscar Martín
Personal information
Full name Oscar Raimundo Martín
Date of birth (1934-06-23)June 23, 1934
Place of birth Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death 12 February 2018(2018-02-12) (aged 83)
Place of death Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
Argentinos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1952–1958 Argentinos 26 (0)
1959–1963 Chacarita 80 (1)
1963–1967 Racing 151 (0)
National team
1963 Argentina 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Oscar Raimundo Martín (23 June 1934 in Buenos Aires - 12 February 2018) was an Argentine former footballer.

Martín died on 12 February 2018.[1]

Club career[]

Oscar Martín started his career at Argentinos Juniors in 1953. In 1959 he moved to the second league club Chacarita Juniors, who helped get promoted to the Primera División.[2]

In 1963 he moved to Racing Club de Avellaneda. With Racing, he won the Argentine Championship in 1966 and the Copa Libertadores in 1967 (Martín played in all three final matches with Nacional Montevideo, in which he served as captain). He also captained Racing to victory in the Intercontinental Cup, again playing in all three matches against Scottish club Celtic.[2][3]

In total, he played 257 matches in the league between 1953-1967 for his three clubs, scoring once.[4]

International career[]

Oscar Martín made his international debut for Argentina on 10 March 1963 in a 4–2 win against Colombia in the South American Championship held in Bolivia.[5] He played in all six matches for his country at the tournament, helping them to third place.[6] His last appearance for the national team was on 16 April 1963 in a 5–2 defeat against Brazil in the Roca Cup. In total, he appeared in 8 matches for Argentina.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Falleció Oscar Martín, gloria de Racing Club". Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Martín, Oscar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Oscar Martín". Racing Club. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Oscar Raimundo Martin". BDFA. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Oscar Raimundo Martin". 11v11. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  6. ^ Tabeira, Martín (12 August 2009). "Southamerican Championship 1963". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Oscar Raimundo Martin". 11v11. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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