   diego alfonso martÃ­nez balderas (born february 15, 1981 in mexico city, mexico) is a football defender. ==biography== martÃ­nez made his debut in the invierno 2001 season with necaxa. his ability to attack made him a fan favorite and quickly earned him a starting position. he signed with chivas in 2006, where he immediately became an important part of the team. martÃ­nez usually played in the right wingback position with chivas, providing the team with crosses and through passes in the attack. however, he excelled more in his defending duties. martÃ­nez lost favor with chivas and has been out on loan with morelia, tigres, cf monterrey, san luis, tiburones rojos de veracruz, and most recently cf la piedad, until july 2012, when he received a second shot with chivas, which included diego in the squad for the next apertura tournament. ==international career== martÃ­nez has played in several national mexican youth teams, and was captain of the mexican u-23 team during the 2004 olympic trials. he received his first summons for the senior mexican national football team in 2003. martÃ­nez was called upon by former mexico coach [[ricardo anton
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