Paulino Martínez Soria

Paulino
Personal information
Full name Paulino Martínez Soria
Date of birth (1973-08-14) 14 August 1973
Place of birth Albacete, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
1982–1992 Albacete
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 Melilla 4 (0)
1992–1993 Albacete B 40 (20)
1993–1994 Águilas 16 (10)
1994–1995 Yeclano 17 (10)
1995 Alético B 11 (2)
1995 Atlético Madrid 3 (0)
1995–1996 Marbella 15 (1)
1996–1997 Manchego 24 (8)
1997–1998 Alético B 16 (3)
1998–1999 Ourense 19 (3)
1999 Albacete B 4 (2)
1999–2000 Melilla 29 (10)
2000–2001 Ceuta 36 (7)
2001–2003 Logroñés 67 (24)
2003–2005 Cultural Leonesa 91 (45)
2006–2007 Universidad LP 55 (13)
2007–2008 Portuense 28 (5)
2008–2011 Palencia 87 (39)
2011–2013 Villanovense 65 (11)
Total 627 (213)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Paulino Martínez Soria (born 14 August 1973), known simply as Paulino, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker.

He played for 14 clubs across four divisions of Spanish football in his career, mainly in the third division.[1]

Football career

Paulino was born in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha. After making his professional debuts with UD Melilla, he went on to represent Albacete Balompié (two stints with the reserves), Águilas CF, Yeclano Deportivo, Atlético Madrid – mainly registered with the B-side – Átlético Marbella, CD Manchego, CD Ourense, UD Melilla, AD Ceuta, CD Logroñés, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Universidad de Las Palmas CF, Racing Club Portuense, CF Palencia and CF Villanovense.

During the 1994–95 season, Paulino appeared in three first-team matches with the Colchoneros, totalling 58 minutes in La Liga. His debut in the competition took place on 5 March 1995, as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against Real Valladolid.[2]

Paulino retired in June 2013 at nearly 40 years of age, after two seasons in Segunda División B with Villanovense, suffering relegation in his second. He amassed competition totals of 440 games and 129 goals, playoff appearances notwithstanding.

References

  1. ↑ Paulino, el goleador del Villanovense que se inició en el Alba ¡¡¡hace 30 años!!! (Paulino, Villanovense goal-getter who started with Alba ¡¡¡30 years ago!!!); Más que Alba, 12 October 2012 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ El Atlético gana por ayuda ajena (Atlético wins with the help of others); Mundo Deportivo, 6 March 1995 (Spanish)
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