Robert Martinez He played in great national football teams such as Sport Boys and Deportivo Municipal. Yet he stands out his way through University of Sports. The former soccer player gave an interview for the ‘Cuto’ Guadalupe program on his YouTube channel and revealed a tense moment he had with Sergio ‘El Mago’ Markarian during the time when he was the technical director of the merengue team.
It all started when the former midfielder was suspended for a duel once morest Unión Minas in Cerro de Pasco. However, the Uruguayan coach wanted him to travel with the squad despite the fact that he might not play.
“I got the fifth yellow card in Lima and Cerro de Pasco was coming. Markarián tells me: ‘You have made yourself take out the yellow so as not to travel’. I told him no and he makes me travel the same way to accompany the team,” said Martínez.
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However, he decided not to go with the team due to his mother’s delicate state of health, which caused the ‘Wizard’ discomfort.
Later, while he was in Huánuco, Gisela Valcárcel, his wife at the time, called him and informed him that his mother was in serious condition, so he sent her a plane to come to Lima immediately.
“Puma, Dr. Alva, Miguel Silva and I came in the plane. I arrive and I see Gisela and her sister dressed in black; That’s when I realized (that her mother had passed away) ”he recounted.
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Why did Roberto Martínez not let Markarián enter his mother’s wake?
After this unfortunate event, Sergio Markarian wanted to attend the wake of the mother of Robert Martinez. However, the former soccer player did not let the Uruguayan coach enter because he did not trust him.
“At the wake, when they went, I did not let them in, neither Sergio (Markarián) nor the Narbarte (leaders of the cream club). What made me angry is that they doubt me, when it was a subject of my mother. I didn’t see her in her last moments. From there I asked him to play in the middle of the week and I scored a goal “he confessed.
In which clubs did Roberto Martínez play?
- San Agustin
- university
- Sport Boys
- Municipal Sports.
