Miguel Martinez (basketball)
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Miguel Raymondo Martinez (born 30 January 1988) is a Spanish-Lebanese professional
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player for
Beirut Club Beirut Club () is a professional basketball team based in Beirut, Lebanon, who plays in the Lebanese Basketball League (LBL), the top-flight of basketball in Lebanon. Home games are played in the Chiyah Stadium. The club was first promoted to ...
of the
Lebanese Basketball League The Lebanese Basketball League is recognized as the top-tier professional men's basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Lebanon. It is organized annually as a national championship with playoffs and a national cup by the Lebanese Basketb ...
(LBL). He was a member of the
Lebanese national team The Lebanon national football team, controlled by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), have represented Lebanon in association football since their inception in 1933. The squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) contin ...
.


Professional career

Martinez started his pro career with Blue Stars in 2005, before moving to Champville in 2009 for a two-year stint. He then spent one season playing for
Sagesse ''Sagesse'' () is a volume of French poetry by Paul Verlaine. First published in 1881 (see 1880), it was important in the symbolist and modernist Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, and music that emph ...
, and three seasons playing for
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut Al Riyadi Club Beirut (), commonly known simply as Al Riyadi, is a multi-sports club team based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the multi-sports club, which is mainly known for their basketball program, also plays p ...
. For the 2015–16 season, he joined
Louaize Club Leaders Club is the basketball department of Notre Dame University – Louaize, a university basketball club basked in Zouk Mosbeh. The club was established in the founding year of 1978 and is participating in the 2022 Lebanese Basketball League. ...
for 2 seasons . In 2017 he joined the newly promoted team Beirut Sporting Club. In September 2019, he inked with
Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut Al Riyadi Club Beirut (), commonly known simply as Al Riyadi, is a multi-sports club team based in Manara, a district in Beirut, Lebanon. Founded in 1934, the multi-sports club, which is mainly known for their basketball program, also plays p ...
.


National team career

Martinez was a member of the Lebanese youth national team that participated in the
2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Serbian: Светско првенство до 19 година ФИБА до 19 година) was the 8th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship. It was held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 12 to 22 July ...
In 2011, he played for the senior national team at the
2011 FIBA Asia Championship The 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Men is the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that doubles as a qualifying tournament for the men's basketball tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United ...
.2011 FIBA Asia Championship – Miguel Martinez
/ref> He joined the national team another time in 2016 for the waba championship


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martinez, Miguel 1988 births Living people Lebanese men's basketball players Point guards Sagesse SC (basketball) players Al Riyadi Club Beirut basketball players Basketball players from Beirut Beirut Club players