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Full name | Antonio Jesús Martín Gaitán | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 22 April 1982 Málaga, Spain | (age 42)|||||||||||||||||
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Sport | 5-a-side football | |||||||||||||||||
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Antonio Jesús Martín Gaitán [1] (born 22 April 1982) is a Spanish 5-per-team footballer. He has a vision impairment and is a B1 type sportsperson. He has represented Spain at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, picking up a pair of bronze medals in 2004 and 2012.
Martín was born on April 22, 1982, in Málaga. [2] [3] [4] He is completely blind and is a B1 type sportsperson. [2] [5] [6] He is nicknamed 'El Niño'. [5] [6]
In 2005, Martín attended university and studied business. [6] In 2013, he was awarded the bronze Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo. [7] [8] [9]
In 2005, Martín played in the domestic championship where his team finished first. He repeated the performance in 2006. [4] Playing for ONCE Málaga in 2005, his team were runners up in their league. [6]
At the Portuguese-hosted 1999 European Championships, Martín's Spanish national team finished first. [4] [6] In Spain at the 2000 World Championships, his team finished third . [4] [6] In Brazil at the 2002 World Championships, his team finished second. [4] At the British-hosted 2003 European Championships, his team finished first [4] and he was the competition's leading goal scorer. [6] He played 5-a-side football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2–0. [2] [4] [6] [10]
At the Spanish-hosted 2005 European Championships, his team finished first. [4] That year, Martín was named by UEFA as the top player on the continent. [6] At the time, he had 46 total caps for Spain. [6] In 2006 at the Argentine-hosted World Championships, his team finished fourth. [4] In 2007, he competed at the European Championships where his team finished first. [4] [10] That year, he also competed in the World Championships, where his team finished third. [4] He represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics where his team finished just out of the medals in fourth place. [4] In 2009, he competed at the European Championships where his team finished third. [4] He represented Spain at the 2010 World Championships, where he was the competition's leading scorer. [11] In 2011, he represented Spain in the Turkey-hosted European Championships. His team was faced Turkey, Russia and Greece in the group stage. [12] He played 5-a-side football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. In the team's opening game against Great Britain, he scored his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw. [13] His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1–0. [2] He scored the team's winning goal against Argentina [5] in a shootout. The game was watched by Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo and President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee. [14] Martín was a member of the national team in 2013 and competed in the European Championships. [15] The team faced Russia, Greece and France in the group stage. [16] His team won their opener against Russia. [17] His team went on to defeat France and finish first in the competition. [18]
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Full name | Antonio Jesús Martín Gaitán | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 22 April 1982 Málaga, Spain | (age 42)|||||||||||||||||
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Country | Spain | |||||||||||||||||
Sport | 5-a-side football | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Antonio Jesús Martín Gaitán [1] (born 22 April 1982) is a Spanish 5-per-team footballer. He has a vision impairment and is a B1 type sportsperson. He has represented Spain at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, picking up a pair of bronze medals in 2004 and 2012.
Martín was born on April 22, 1982, in Málaga. [2] [3] [4] He is completely blind and is a B1 type sportsperson. [2] [5] [6] He is nicknamed 'El Niño'. [5] [6]
In 2005, Martín attended university and studied business. [6] In 2013, he was awarded the bronze Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo. [7] [8] [9]
In 2005, Martín played in the domestic championship where his team finished first. He repeated the performance in 2006. [4] Playing for ONCE Málaga in 2005, his team were runners up in their league. [6]
At the Portuguese-hosted 1999 European Championships, Martín's Spanish national team finished first. [4] [6] In Spain at the 2000 World Championships, his team finished third . [4] [6] In Brazil at the 2002 World Championships, his team finished second. [4] At the British-hosted 2003 European Championships, his team finished first [4] and he was the competition's leading goal scorer. [6] He played 5-a-side football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2–0. [2] [4] [6] [10]
At the Spanish-hosted 2005 European Championships, his team finished first. [4] That year, Martín was named by UEFA as the top player on the continent. [6] At the time, he had 46 total caps for Spain. [6] In 2006 at the Argentine-hosted World Championships, his team finished fourth. [4] In 2007, he competed at the European Championships where his team finished first. [4] [10] That year, he also competed in the World Championships, where his team finished third. [4] He represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics where his team finished just out of the medals in fourth place. [4] In 2009, he competed at the European Championships where his team finished third. [4] He represented Spain at the 2010 World Championships, where he was the competition's leading scorer. [11] In 2011, he represented Spain in the Turkey-hosted European Championships. His team was faced Turkey, Russia and Greece in the group stage. [12] He played 5-a-side football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. In the team's opening game against Great Britain, he scored his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw. [13] His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1–0. [2] He scored the team's winning goal against Argentina [5] in a shootout. The game was watched by Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo and President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee. [14] Martín was a member of the national team in 2013 and competed in the European Championships. [15] The team faced Russia, Greece and France in the group stage. [16] His team won their opener against Russia. [17] His team went on to defeat France and finish first in the competition. [18]