Martín Palermo

Martín Palermo (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈtim paˈleɾmo]; born 7 November 1973) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Platense.

Martín Palermo
Palermo in 2018
Personal information
Full name Martín Palermo
Date of birth (1973-11-07) 7 November 1973
Place of birth La Plata, Argentina
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Platense (manager)
Youth career
Estudiantes de La Plata
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Estudiantes de La Plata 93 (34)
1997–2001 Boca Juniors 102 (81)
2001–2003 Villarreal 70 (18)
2003–2004 Betis 11 (1)
2004 Alavés 14 (3)
2004–2011 Boca Juniors 216 (112)
Total 592 (249)
International career
1999–2010 Argentina 15 (9)
Managerial career
2012–2013 Godoy Cruz
2014–2015 Arsenal de Sarandí
2016–2018 Unión Española
2019 Pachuca
2020–2021 Curicó Unido
2021–2022 Aldosivi
2023– Platense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Palermo played for Boca Juniors and the Argentina national team. A prolific goalscorer, he is Boca Juniors' all-time top scorer with 236 goals,[1] and is placed 7th among all-time Primera División top scorers with 227 goals in 408 matches.[2]

Palermo also played in Argentina for Estudiantes de La Plata and in Spain for Villarreal, Real Betis, and Alavés. During his playing career, he was nicknamed Loco (pronounced [ˈloko], English: crazy) and Titán (pronounced [tiˈtan], English: titan). In a 2008 poll, Boca Juniors fans chose him as the greatest idol in the club's history[3]

On May 2012, Carlos Bilardo recommended Palermo for the open manager position at Estudiantes de La Plata stating "He can manage it, he is a man from the club"[4] Bilardo also mention that the previous times that he had recommended someone (Alejandro Sabella and Diego Simeone) Estudiantes had won championships.[5]

Club career

Estudiantes
Palermo in 1997 while playing for Estudiantes de La Plata

Born in La Plata, Palermo began his career at Estudiantes de La Plata an played there for 5 years from 1992 to 1997 and later was transferred to Boca Juniors.

Boca Juniors

Palermo had a slow to start with Boca Juniors,[6] it was until Boca's seventh match of the 1997 Apertura, that he score his first goal on 30 September 1997, in a 2–1 victory against Independiente.[7] In 1999, Palermo's good goal average and performances with Boca and with the Argentina national team led European teams Lazio, Real Betis, and Milan to be interested in signing him up.[8] But on 13 November 1999, in a game against Colón, he had a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee; before leaving and without knowing the seriousness of the injury, he scored his 100th goal in the Argentine First Division.[9]

Martín Palermo celebrating his first goal with Boca Juniors

He took six months to recover from the injury. On 24 May 2000, he returned, playing the last fifteen minutes of the quarterfinal match of the Copa Libertadores against River Plate and scoring a goal, leaving the score at 3–0 to Boca Juniors (the first match had ended 1–2).

With Boca, he scored many goals, particularly against arch-rivals River Plate.

He played in the Intercontinental Cup in 2000, scoring the two goals in Boca's 2–1 victory over Real Madrid, winning the man of the match award and catching the attention of football clubs in Spain.[10]

Spell in Spain

Palermo signed with the up-and-coming team Villarreal of the Spanish La Liga on 19 January 2001 in a €7,600,000 transfer.[11] In his second season with the team on 29 November, after scoring a goal, Palermo stood on a small concrete wall, which collapsed under the weight of Villarreal's fans and broke both the tibia and fibula of his left leg,[12] leading to two months of inactivity. Palermo never regained his form, and after two and half seasons with Villarreal, on 20 August 2003, he left the club.[13] The following day Palermo signed a contract with Real Betis,[14] but in March 2004, after very little success with the club, he left. Later that month he signed with Alavés of the Spanish second division.[15]

Back to Boca Juniors

On 13 July 2004, after three and a half years of playing in Spain for Villarreal, Real Betis, and Alavés,[16] Palermo returned to Boca Juniors.[17] On 17 December he scored his 100th goal with Boca on the final of the 2004 Copa Sudamericana a 2–0 victory over Bolívar.[18]

Palermo, once again back in top form, remained one of the best scorers in the Argentine league, scoring 11 goals in three consecutive matches (2006 Clausura, 2006 Apertura and top scorer of the 2007 Clausura). During the 2007 Clausura tournament he had several memorable moments, on 25 February he scored a half pitch goal in the last seconds of a 3–1 victory over Independiente[19] and two weeks later, on 10 March, he scored three goals against his former team Estudiantes in a 3–1 Boca victory at La Plata.[20] It was the fourth hat-trick of his career. A game later, on 18 March, he scored a career-high of four goals in the 5–1 victory against Gimnasia de la Plata,[21] Estudiantes de La Plata's arch-rivals.

The following season the 2007 Apertura, he continued to be among the Argentine league top scorers with 13 goals. His best game that season was on 16 September, in a game against Banfield, in which he scored four goals, in the 6–0 Boca victory.[22]

Palermo scored his fifth career hat-trick in a 3–0 Boca Juniors victory, a must-win game played in Jalisco, Mexico, against Atlas on 21 May 2008.[23]

Palermo during the 2008 Joan Gamper Trophy match

At the beginning of the 2008 Apertura, on 24 August he suffered yet another serious injury, this time he injured his anterior cruciate and tore his medial collateral ligament during the 2–1 victory against Lanús, with an expected recovery period of 5 to 8 months.[24] After this was known, Argentine coach Alfio Basile said that he had chosen him to play for the national team for the following match in the World Cup qualifiers[25]

Palermo's first goal since his injury came on the fourth game he played, during a 3–1 victory over Huracán on 1 March in the 2009 Clausura; this was Martín Palermo's 195 goal with Boca Juniors, breaking Francisco Varallo record of 194 goals in the professional era.[26] Nearly two months later. on 30 April, Martín scored a bicycle kick goal, which gave him 200 goals with Boca Juniors, in a 3–0 victory against Deportivo Táchira.[27]

During the 2009 Apertura, on 4 October in a game against Vélez Sársfield, Martín Palermo scored a very special goal (a header that traveled around 38.9 meters). This goal gave him 200 goals in the Argentine First Division and also gave Boca a 3–2 victory.[28]

On 22 July 2010, at 36 years of age, Palermo announced that he had renewed his contract with Boca Juniors for one year and that he will retire at the end of the contract.[29][30]

Martín Palermo scored his sixth career hat-trick on 19 September 2010 in a 3–1 Boca victory over Colón.[31][32]

On 13 December 2010, Palermo scored his 300th career goal in the final match of the 2010 Apertura in a 1–1 draw against Gimnasia de La Plata.[33]

On 24 April 2011, Martin scored the third goal of Boca Juniors against Huracán in a 3–0 away win, with that goal Palermo cut a streak of 10 matches without scoring.[34] Then he scored in the next consecutive matches against Independiente,[35] Argentinos Juniors[36] and in the 2–0 victory over River Plate in the Superclasico.[37]

Palermo achieved legendary status in Boca in the last few years,[38] thanks to his many memorable goals for both the club and the Argentina national team. On 12 June 2011, Palermo played his last home match at La Bombonera,[39] after the match Martín was honored by the Boca Juniors and was given several gifts, among them being one of the goal frames of the stadium.[40]

Palermo officially retired from football on 18 June 2011, in a 2–2 draw against his classic rival Gimnasia de La Plata. He provided a headed assistance for Boca's second goal in the last minute of the match, marking the end of a 19-year playing career at senior level.[41]

International career

With the Argentina national football team, Palermo has played fifteen matches and scored nine goals. He is in the Guinness Book of World Records for missing three penalties for Argentina in a single international match against Colombia in the 1999 Copa América; the first penalty rebounded off the crossbar; the second penalty went over; the third was saved by the Colombian goalkeeper, Miguel Calero. Though his international career seemed to be over at the end of 1999, the 2008 Argentine national coach Alfio Basile stated that he had been considering offering Palermo a return to international football and was disappointed that Palermo was injured at the time.[25]

The coach of the 2010 national team, Diego Maradona, recalled Palermo to the national team and introduced him as a substitute in a 2010 World Cup qualifying match against Paraguay after a 10-year exile from the international scene.[42] A couple of weeks later he was once again called up to play a friendly against Ghana.[43] In this game, Palermo was part of the starting eleven and made the most of it by scoring both of Argentina's goals, resulting in a 2–0 win.[44] Palermo's next match was on 10 October, a 2010 World Cup qualifier against Peru. Palermo sealed a 2–1 victory for Argentina with a 93rd-minute strike,[45] causing Maradona to describe the goal after the game as "one more miracle of Saint Palermo."[46]

On 19 May 2010, Palermo was selected as part of the Argentina national team's 23-man final roster for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Palermo's first World Cup.[47] On 22 June 2010, Palermo played his first World Cup match, coming in as a substitute in the second half of Argentina's final group match against Greece. In the 89th minute, he scored his first ever World Cup goal on a rebound from a shot by Lionel Messi.[48] Argentina won the match 2–0 and finished at the top of their group.[49] This goal also made Palermo the oldest Argentine national footballer to score a goal in World Cup play, an honor previously held by Diego Maradona.[50][51]

Managerial career

On the 26 November 2012, Palermo was announced as the head coach of Godoy Cruz alongside former teammate Roberto Abbondanzieri.[52] Placing fourteenth in the Argentine Primera Division Torneo Inicial and seventh place in the Argentine Primera Division Torneo Final of the recently known as Superliga. As the 2012–13 season ended so did his tenure at the club.[53]

On the 18 April 2014, Palermo was appointed as head coach of Arsenal de Sarandi.[54] He took charge for the 2014–15 season, where the club managed to place in ninth. On 19 April 2015, he announced his departure from the club, resigning from his position.[55]

His next role was with Chilean side Unión Española;[56] In his first tournament, 2016 Torneo Apertura, they finished in third place of the Chilean Primera Division, and runners-up in the 2017 Campeonato Nacional. However in November 2018, with results suffering the club decided to part ways with Palermo.[57]

Palermo returned to management and on 22 January 2019, when he was confirmed as the new manager of Mexican side C.F. Pachuca on a one year deal after Pako Ayestarán resigned.[58] He left at the end of his contract,[59] and did not get another job until November 2020, when he was appointed the manager of Curicó Unido,[60] time there was largely unsuccessful and nine months later he resigned from his post.[61]

Career statistics

Club
Source:[62]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estudiantes 1991–92Clausura 10———10
1992–93Apertura 20—1[lower-alpha 1]0—101
Clausura 71
1993–94Apertura 100—1[lower-alpha 1]0—181
Clausura 71
1994–95Primera B 30—2[lower-alpha 1]0—50
1995–96Apertura 86———2717
Clausura 1911
1996–97Apertura 196—2[lower-alpha 1]2—3817
Clausura 179
Total 9334—62—9936
Boca Juniors 1997–98Apertura 178—4[lower-alpha 1]1—3621
Clausura 1512
1998–99Apertura 1920—4[lower-alpha 2]3—3935
Clausura 1612
1999–2000Apertura 1314—5[lower-alpha 2]2—2621
Clausura 444[lower-alpha 3]1
2000–01Apertura 1811—4[lower-alpha 2]11[lower-alpha 4]22314
Total 10281—2181212491
Villarreal 2000–01La Liga 176———176
2001–02La Liga 19522——217
2002–03La Liga 347118[lower-alpha 5]0—438
Total 70183380—8121
Real Betis 2003–04La Liga 11110——121
Alavés 2003–04Segunda 143———143
Boca Juniors 2004–05Apertura 136—6[lower-alpha 6]31[lower-alpha 7]04021
Clausura 1269[lower-alpha 3]6
2005–06Apertura 167—7[lower-alpha 6]4—4322
Clausura 1911
2006–07Apertura 1611—1[lower-alpha 6]02[lower-alpha 7]14727
Clausura 161112[lower-alpha 3]4
2007–08Apertura 1913—2[lower-alpha 6]22[lower-alpha 8]04932
Clausura 141012[lower-alpha 3]7
2008–09Apertura 20—7[lower-alpha 3]51[lower-alpha 7]12513
Clausura 157
2009–10Apertura 176—2[lower-alpha 6]0—3816
Clausura 1910
2010–11Apertura 198———3814
Clausura 196
Total 216112—583162280145
Career total 50624943934174610297
  1. Supercopa Sudamericana
  2. Copa Mercosur
  3. Copa Libertadores
  4. Intercontinental Cup
  5. UEFA Intertoto Cup
  6. Copa Sudamericana
  7. Recopa Sudamericana
  8. FIFA Club World Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National Team Year Apps Goals
Argentina
199973
2000 0 0
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 0 0
2008 0 0
200933
201053
Total159

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 July 1999Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay Ecuador2–03–11999 Copa América
2.3–0
3.7 July 1999 Estadio Feliciano Cáceres, Luque, Paraguay Uruguay2–02–0 1999 Copa América
4.30 September 2009Estadio Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina Ghana1–02–0Friendly
5.2–0
6.10 October 2009El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina Peru2–12–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.10 February 2010Estadio José María Minella, Mar del Plata, Argentina Jamaica1–12–1Friendly
8.5 May 2010El Coloso del Ruca Quimey, Cutral Có, Argentina Haiti2–04–0 Friendly
9.22 June 2010Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa Greece2–02–02010 FIFA World Cup

Managerial statistics
As of 26 October 2023
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Godoy Cruz Argentina 27 November 2012 31 December 2013 44 14 17 13 44 38 +6 031.82
Arsenal 16 April 2014 19 April 2015 36 11 10 15 45 50 −5 030.56
Unión Española Chile 1 June 2016 3 November 2018 93 39 28 26 136 117 +19 041.94
Pachuca Mexico 25 January 2019 31 December 2019 39 15 11 13 64 49 +15 038.46
Curicó Unido Chile 27 November 2020 25 July 2021 27 4 8 15 28 44 −16 014.81
Aldosivi Argentina 28 September 2021 31 May 2022 27 12 5 10 31 35 −4 044.44
Platense 1 January 2023 present 39 14 11 14 39 42 −3 035.90
Career totals 305 109 90 106 387 375 +12 035.74

Honours

Player

Estudiantes

Boca Juniors

Individual

Manager

Unión Española

Records and facts

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