(Re) known in England and Belgium, Roberto Martinez is not (yet) a prophet in his country, Spain.
If he owes his life as a man to his native Catalonia, Roberto Martinez owes his life as a coach above all to Great Britain and Belgium. It was first across the Channel that Balaguer’s kid got his hands dirty. And a (small) name. Before shining with the Red Devils since 2016. A course which, today, finally, seems to open the doors of a big club, this summer or at the end of his contract with Belgium, after the 2022 World Cup. What do we say to the country? Probe shot.
We first found Juan José Maqueda, former player and assistant of Real Madrid. “I remember Roberto Martinez because he is more or less of my generation (Editor’s note: six years separate them). He played a game in La Liga, with Zaragoza, then he was one of the first players to emigrate and he practically spent his entire playing career in Great Britain. “
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