Sergio Martinez is a retired Uruguayan football striker. He was born on February 15 1969, in the city of Montevideo in Uruguay. He was two times topscorer in the Primera Division in Argentina during his 5 years with Boca Juniors.
Martinez started his professional career with Defensor Sporting Club in 1986. In 1991 he moved to Urugauyan giants Penarol and then in 1992 he moved to Argentina to play for Boca Juniors. In his five years with Boca he won the pertura in 1992 and the Copa de Oro in 1993. He was topscorer in the Apertura 1993 with 12 goals and in the Clausura 1997 with 15 goals. He is 7th in the Boca Juniors professional era topscorers list with 86 goals in 167 games (all competitions).
In 1995 Martinez helped Uruguay to win the Copa America scoring the decisive penalty in the penalty shootout against Brazil in the final.
In 1998 Martinez moved to Spain to play for Deportivo de La Coruna before returning to his native Uruguay to finish his career at Club Nacional de Football
