Raimundo Martínez
| Full name | Raimundo Martínez Amar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 25 November 1999 Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (227 lb; 16 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raimundo Martínez Amar (born 25 November 1999) is a Chilean professional rugby union player who plays as a number eight for Championnat Fédéral Nationale club Bourgoin-Jallieu and the Chile national team.[1]
Club career
Martínez grew up in Santiago, where he played his rugby with the PWCC, before enjoying a spell in the CA Brive academy from 2019 to 2020.[2][3]
Back in Chile, he played with Selknam in the newly founded Súper Liga Americana de Rugby.[4] He was part of the team that registered historical wins against the Argentinian Jaguares XV,[5] eventually reaching the final of the competition.[6]
On 1 February 2026, Martínez was announced as a signing for Championnat Fédéral Nationale club Bourgoin-Jallieu.[7]
International career
Raimundo Martínez is a Chile international since 2018, as Los Cóndores had some historical results in Test matches, beating the likes of recent world cup qualified Russia in 2021.[8]
He was part of the team that qualified for their first Rugby World Cup in 2022, upsetting the odds against Canada and the United States, a serie of historic wins that sealed their qualification for the 2023 World Cup.[9]
References
- ^ "Player profile". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Hart-Vorobyoff, Geraldine. "Raimundo Martínez: Amor Amarillo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Blanzat, Nicolas (2 November 2019). "Rugby - En plus de ses jeunes talents, Brive vient d'enrôler certaines pépites étrangères". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Selknam y su plantel de preparación SLAR 2021". SLAR (in Spanish). 28 January 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Saavedra, Isco (25 March 2022). "¡HISTÓRICO! ¡Selknam vence a Jaguares XV! ¡Nunca habían perdido en la SLAR!". Rugby Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ "Spectacular Selknam eliminate Jaguares in SLAR Semi Final". Americas Rugby News. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Molina, Sebastián (2 February 2026). "El salto de Raimundo Martínez al rugby francés: "Era un objetivo que tenía hace años, siempre soñé con jugar en Europa y medir mi rugby en un nivel más alto"". The Clinic (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Chile stun Russia at the death - Rugby World magazine". Rugby World. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Pengelly, Martin (16 July 2022). "Chile upset USA in Colorado to secure first ever Rugby World Cup place". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
External links
- Raimundo Martínez at ESPNscrum (archived)
- Raimundo Martínez at ItsRugby.co.uk
- Raimundo Martínez at all.rugby/