Williams Martínez

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Williams Martínez
Personal information
Full name Williams Guillermo Martínez Fracchia
Date of birth (1982-12-18)18 December 1982
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 17 July 2021(2021-07-17) (aged 38)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Defensor Sporting 93 (8)
2003Ferro Carril (loan)
2006West Brom (loan) 2 (1)
2008–2009 Valenciennes 7 (0)
2008–2009Reims (loan) 17 (0)
2009–2011 Defensor Sporting 23 (0)
2010–2011Chacarita Juniors (loan) 26 (0)
2011–2012 Huachipato 13 (0)
2012–2013 Palestino 26 (0)
2013–2014 Cerro Porteño 0 (0)
2014–2015 River Plate Montevideo 25 (1)
2015–2016 Cerro 30 (2)
2016 Deportivo Táchira 15 (0)
2016 Rampla Juniors 13 (0)
2017–2018 River Plate Montevideo 59 (4)
2019 Ceuta 6 (1)
2020–2021 Rampla Juniors 20 (0)
2021 Villa Teresa 3 (0)
National team
2003 Uruguay 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Williams Martínez (18 December 1982 – 17 July 2021) was a Uruguayan professional footballer who played as a defender. He made his Uruguayan debut in the 2003 Lunar New Year Cup.

Martínez died on July 17, 2021 of suicide, aged 38. At the time of his death, he was playing for Villa Teresa.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "Ex jugador de Palestino y Huachipato Williams Martínez falleció a los 38 años". alairelibre.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-18.