Rey Ángel Martínez

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Rey Ángel Martinez
Full name	Rey Ángel Martínez Mendivel
Date of birth	May 13, 1980 (1980-05-13) (age 28)
Place of birth	Havana, Cuba
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Rochester Raging Rhinos
Number	35
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2003 2004 2005-present	CF Ciudad La Habana Colorado Rapids Rochester Raging Rhinos	- (-) 7 (3) 51 (8)
National team²
2000-2002	Cuba	17 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Rey Ángel "Boom Boom" Martínez Mendivel (born May 13, 1980 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban soccer player, who, as of 2005, plays forward for the Rochester Rhinos of the USL First Division.

[edit] Club career

Martinez joined the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer on June 11, 2004, after having defected from Cuba, together with future Colorado teammate Alberto Delgado, during the 2002 Gold Cup. Before joining the Rapids, his most recent club was Ciudad de la Habana of Cuba. Martinez finished his first year with the Rapids with one assist in seven appearances, three starts, but struggled with injuries for much of the season. He was released by the Rapids before the 2005 season and signed with Rochester.

Martinez has been used regularly as a late second-half attacking substitute during the 2007 season. According to the Rochester Rhinos website, in November, 2007, Martinez signed a 1-year contract to play for Rochester in 2008.

[edit] International career

Before his defection, Martinez was an important player for the Cuban national team, for whom he played in the Gold Cup, Copa Caribe, and Pan American Games.