Alejandro Martinuccio

Alejandro Martinuccio

Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Hernán Martinuccio
Date of birth	December 16, 1987
Place of birth	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Second striker, winger
Youth career
	River Plate
	Nueva Chicago
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2007–2009	Nueva Chicago	17	(9)
2009–2011	Peñarol	56	(14)
2011–2015	Fluminense	14	(1)
2012	→ Villarreal (loan)	13	(1)
2012–2014	→ Cruzeiro (loan)	18	(4)
2014	→ Coritiba (loan)	13	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 10, 2014. † Appearances (goals)

Alejandro Hernán Martinuccio (born December 16, 1987 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Fluminense.

Career

Nueva Chicago

Martinuccio made his debut at Club Atlético Nueva Chicago in 2008 and after a remarkable individual performance with his team in the Primera B Metropolitana was transferred to Uruguayan's C.A. Peñarol.

Peñarol

Martinuccio helped Peñarol reach the 2011 Copa Libertadores Finals, in which Peñarol lost to Brazil's Santos. He scored 2 goals in the competition.

Fluminense

After a good display of football in the 2011 Copa Libertadores, Fluminense signed Martinuccio on July 2011.^[1]

Villarreal

Martinuccio joined Villarreal in January 2012 in a loan deal. He scored his first goal for Villarreal against Real Zaragoza on March 4.

Cruzeiro

On July 2012, Cruzeiro signed Martinuccio on a one-year loan from Fluminense.^[2] He stayed there for another year until mid-2014 and won the 2013 Brazilian Série A and the 2014 Campeonato Mineiro. Although, due to injuries he could never establish himself in the team and returned to Fluminense.^[3]

Coritiba

On June 2014 Martinuccio was loaned one more time, on this occasion to another Brazilian club, Coritiba.^[4] Once again he struggled with injuries.^[5]

Career statistics

(Correct as of November 10, 2014)

Club	Season	Primera División		–		Copa Libertadores		Copa Sudamericana		–		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peñarol
	2009–10	32	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	32	8
	2010–11	24	6	-	-	13	2	4	1	-	-	41	9
Total		56	14	0	0	13	2	4	1	0	0	73	17
Club	Season	Brazilian Série A		Copa do Brasil		Copa Libertadores		Copa Sudamericana		State League		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fluminense
	2011	14	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14	1
	2012	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	1	0
Total		14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	1
Cruzeiro
	2012	10	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	4
	2013	7	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	9	0
	2014	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	0	1	0
Total		18	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	4
Coritiba
	2014	13	2	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	15	2
Total		13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	2
Career total		101	21	4	0	13	2	4	1	1	0	123	24

Honours

Peñarol

• Campeonato Uruguayo: 2009-10

Cruzeiro

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 2013
• Campeonato Mineiro: 2014

External links

• Alejandro Martinuccio at footballzz.co.uk
• tablesleague.com
• Alejandro Martinuccio profile at Soccerway
• Alejandro Martinuccio at ESPN FC

References

1. "Fluminense contrata Martinuccio". vitrineesportiva.com.br. July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
2. "Cruzeiro contrata Martinuccio por empréstimo de um ano". Estadão. July 5, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
3. "Cruzeiro não revova empréstimo de Martinuccio, e atacante volta ao Flu". globoesporte.com. May 29, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
4. "Martinuccio realiza exames médicos antes de assinar com o Coritiba". globoesporte.com. June 27, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
5. "Situação de Martinuccio será reavaliada no Coritiba, diz Celso Roth". globoesporte.com. August 4, 2012. Retrieved August 20, 2014.