Biography
Roberto Martinez cannot boast of a brilliant career of a football player, but experts say that as a coach he raised the golden generation of players in Belgium. The mentor himself is confident that the team will not be able to be proud of himself more than once.Childhood and youth
Roberto Martinez Montoliu was born in the Catalan city of Babler in July 1973. The head of the family, also Roberto, by profession a football manager. The mood of households depended on how his team played - first "Balarger", then "Lerida". If we won, then the weekend was having fun. If I lost, then everyone went dark clouds.
In the family watched, said, breathed football. Therefore, the son from an early age knew the involves of this game: training sessions and medical reports, scout assessments and meetings with young people, obligations against the press and negotiations on the contract.
Sport
A player's career on the position of midfielder Roberto began in the local "Bailer". At the age of 16, he left his native home for the sake of the club "Real Zaragoza", then returned back, and in 1995 he went to England to perform for "Wigan Athletic" in the third division of the country championship.
For 6 years, Martinez scored 17 heads, received Football League Trophy and player's title. The Spanish Trio, in addition to Roberto, entered Isidro Diaz and Jesus Seba, became a favorite of the English public, since then legionnaires in the teams of foggy Albion were rare.
In 2001, the footballer on the rights of a free agent moved to the Scottish Mazerwell, but could not break into the main staff. Half the next season spent in Walsolle, played in an analogue of the championship - D1, and then joined the club "Swansea City". Nadev's captain's dressing, Roberto brought the team from the second to the first league, in 2006 earned another trophy of the football league.
Martinez's game career ended in Chester City. In 2007, a new page was opened in the biographies - Welsh, called the former player for the position of head coach. The next season, Swansea won the League 1 and for the first time in a quarter of a century received a ticket to the championship. At a successful coach, the Scottish "Celtic" drew attention, but the Spaniard preferred another former to his club - "Wigan".
The coach led Latikov to the sensational victory over Manchester City in the 2012/2013 season and the conquest of the Cup of England. But sacrificed had to bring a place in the Premier League. With Martinez, "Wigan" almost constantly balanced between divisions, but Roberto retained among Roberto's managers.
After all, he knocked out in the quarterfinel of the Cup of England "Everton" and deprived of that chance to enter the Europa League. It is not surprising that Bill Kenraite has seen the largest shareholder of Irisok Bill Kenraite as Martinez's head coach and paid "Wigan" £ 1.5 million of indental.
The debut season in Everton for Martinez has developed successfully - the team took the fifth place in the championship and returned to eurocups after a 4-year absence. Roberto contributed to the emergence of players as Romel Lukaki and Gerard Deulfeu, as well as influenced the development of the magnificent pupil of the Ross Barcley club.
If the Spanish mentor did not come to an agreement with the "Aston Villa" and "Liverpool" because he asked too much authority, then thanks to the personal location of Kenraite in Everton, Martinez used the full power, managed to receive good players for modest money.
The contract, calculated until 2019, is terminated early in May 2016 - the manager did not forgive two seasons at the bottom of the tournament table. In the compensation "Iriski" paid the Spaniard of £ 10 million. When the dismissal of the mentor was told at the level of rumors, Roberto noticed that he was not worried about this, and the wrong coach who thinks about himself.
Martinez's departure was associated with the onset of the "New Era" for Everton, due to the advent of the new owner - the Iranian billionaire Farhad Moshari, the partner of Alisher Usmanova. Moshiri planned major investments in the infrastructure of the club, including the construction of a new home stadium. And the loss of "Mersisian" of high results is regarded as a blow to the image that in the world of business is not welcome.
A month later, the leadership of "Everton" without warning got rid of the midfielder Leon Osman, who gave the team for 16 years, and defender Tony Hibbert, who spent 25 years in the club.
The next place of work Martinez could become "Anderlecht", and, as the press assumed, they would prevent their appointment only its financial requests. Daily Mirror reported that the former Mentor "Everton" wanted to see in his ranks "Hull City". However, after the failure of the Belgium national team at the 2016 European Championship, Roberto changed Mark Wilmot as the head coach of the Red Devils.
Personal life
With his wife Beth Thompson Roberto met in 2001 in Scotland, when he played for the local "Motherwell". The girl worked as a coordinator in the western Wales Chamber of Commerce. The marriage of the couple registered only after 8 years, the footballer did not attach the values of formalities. Spouses raise her daughter Luell.
Beth has already got used to watching football, although the husband tries that his beloved woman does not repeat the fate of his mother, which the family just drove your passion for this game. As a result, Señor Martinez was guided by the principle:
"If you can't change the situation, change your attitude towards it."Roberto has no official pages in "Instagram" and "Facebook".
Roberto Martinez now
At the 2018 World Cup, Roberto Martinez, like any ambitious coach, dreamed of getting the winner Cup. Then the Spanish specialist would become the first foreigner coach who won the Mundala. But the team of Belgium gave way to the semifinal meeting neighbors from France.
Martinez gave proper defense of the French team, complained to the "shortage of centimeters and concentrations" for victory and congratulated the opponents with exit to the final. In addition, the coach stated that he would not neglect the final third place.
The Football Federation of Spain considered the compatriot among candidates for the post of mentor of the national team along with Havi, Luis Enrique, Michael, Paco Hemze.
Bombardir.ru suggested that with the presence of such players as Eden Azar, Roman Lukaki, Kevin de Brown and Tibo Courtois, by 2020 the Belgian team will definitely benefit some major tournament.
Awards
- 1994 - the winner of the Spanish Cup (as a player)
- Two-time owner of Football League Trophy (England)
- 2013 - winner of the Cup of England (as a coach)