Claudio Hernán Martínez Gallardo (born 18 July 1980) is a Chilean actor and former professional

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who played as a

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for clubs in Indonesia.Claudio Martínez en Mitra Kukar
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Football career

Born in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

, Chile, Martínez played mainly as a striker in Indonesia and used to wear the number 99. In Indonesia, he played for Persim Maros,

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, Persekaba Badung,

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, where he scored eight goals, and

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. He retired in 2009 and has continued playing football at exhibition games alongside players such as Cristian Carrasco and

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. In 2016, he had a stint with East Timorese side

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with his compatriot

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as coach.

Acting career

Following his retirement as a football player, he made his home in Indonesia and switched to showbiz and

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. Using the stage name of Claudio, he became famous after making appearances in the TV series (Madun's Kick). He also has been renowned by his appearances in series such as (Prince), (Samson and Delilah) and . He has also acted in films and took part in

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for brands such as

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and Richesee Nabati.

Personal life

Martínez came to Indonesia in 2001. His wife is an Indonesian called Musriana, but he prefers calling her Ana. They have a daughter named Alexandra.

Controversies

In 2005, he was arrested by taking part in a party with drug use, when he was a player of Mitra Kukar. In November 2018, Martínez was arrested by

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in his home in

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. In July 2022, Martínez was assaulted by the employees of a bar located in

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, Jakarta.

References

External links

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at FilmIndonesia.or.id * 1980 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean men's footballers Chilean expatriate men's footballers Persim Maros players PS Mitra Kukar players PSMS Medan players Persigo Gorontalo players PPSM Magelang players Indonesian Premier Division players Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Timor-Leste Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Timor-Leste Men's association football goalkeepers 21st-century Chilean male actors Chilean male film actors {{Chile-footy-goalkeeper-stub