Edgar Martínez (footballer)
Edgar Leonardo Martínez Fracchia (born 26 January 1979, in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a centre-back.

Managerial career
Martínez announced his retirement in June 2019, being an assistant of Edgardo Arias at Rampla Juniors before being himself named manager on 25 October 2020. He was later replaced by Rubén Silva.

Martínez stepped out of retirement in February 2022, after signing for La Luz, and subsequently played for Atenas de San Carlos before again hanging up his boots in 2023. On 10 April 2024, he was again appointed manager of Rampla.

Personal life
Martínez's younger brother Williams was also a footballer and a centre-back. He died by suicide in 2021, aged 38.

References

External links
  
 Edgar Martínez at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)

1979 births
Living people
Footballers from Montevideo
Men's association football defenders
Uruguayan men's footballers
Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
Chinese Super League players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players
Uruguayan Segunda División players
Uruguayan Primera División players
Rampla Juniors players
Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players
Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic F.C. players
Tacuarembó F.C. players
Central Español players
Comunicaciones F.C. players
Sud América players
La Luz F.C. players
Atenas de San Carlos players
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Expatriate men's footballers in Costa Rica
Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala
Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in China
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Uruguayan football managers
Rampla Juniors managers