Carlos Martins (footballer)
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Neto and the second or paternal family name is Martins.
Carlos Jorge Neto Martins (born 29 April 1982) is a Portuguese former professional footballer. An attacking midfielder, he was noted for his long-range shots.
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Full name | Carlos Jorge Neto Martins[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1982-04-29) 29 April 1982 (age 42)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
1990–1993 | Tourizense | ||||||||||||||||
1993–2000 | Sporting CP | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | Sporting CP B | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2000–2007 | Sporting CP | 76 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | → Campomaiorense (loan) | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2003 | → Académica (loan) | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Recreativo | 32 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2014 | Benfica | 79 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | → Granada (loan) | 29 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2014 | Benfica B | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Belenenses | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 328 | (31) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Portugal U20 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Portugal U21 | 14 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Portugal B | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2004 | Portugal Olympic | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2013 | Portugal | 17 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
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His career, during which he represented both Sporting CP and Benfica, was marred by injury and discipline problems.[2][3][4][5] He also played professionally in Spain, with Recreativo and Granada, and amassed Primeira Liga totals of 201 matches and 18 goals over 12 seasons.
A member of Portugal's team at the 2004 Olympics, Martins earned 17 senior caps for his nation.[6]