Full name Diego Martínez Penas Current team Sevilla B (coach) 1990–1999 Celta | Place of birth Vigo, Spain Years Team | |
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Date of birth (1980-12-16) 16 December 1980 (age 36) | ||
Diego Martínez Penas (born 16 December 1980) is a Spanish football manager, currently in charge of Sevilla Atlético.
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Football career
Born in Vigo, Pontevedra, Galicia, Martínez spent his youth career at Celta de Vigo and Cádiz CF, representing the former for nine years. He retired at the age of 20, and started his coaching career in 2004, at Arenas CD's youth categories.
An assistant manager in the 2005–06 campaign, Martínez was appointed manager of the first team in July 2006, in Tercera División. The following year he was named Motril CF manager, and remained in charge for two years.
In October 2009 Martínez moved to Sevilla FC, immediately joining the backroom staff. He was in charge of the club's C-team the following season, and subsequently managed the Juvenil squad.
On 22 May 2012, Martínez was named assistant at the first team, replacing Javi Navarro. On 13 June 2014, he was appointed at the helm of the reserves in Segunda División B, and managed to achieve promotion to Segunda División in 2016.