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Eulogio Martínez

1935 - 1984

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Eulogio Ramiro Martínez (11 June 1935 – 30 September 1984) was a Paraguayan-born footballer who played as a striker. He played for the Spanish side Barcelona in the 1950s and 1960s, and is remembered for being a prolific striker with an excellent finishing ability. He was reputed to be the creator of the "Martinez Turn", which can be seen on Movietone footage of Barcelona's quarter-final match against Wolves in the 1959–60 European Cup. This move later received worldwide acclaim as the "Cruyff Turn" and although Johan Cruyff was at Barcelona when he demonstrated it in the 1974 World Cup, Martinez has never received any credit despite using it at least 14 years earlier. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eulogio Martínez is the 1,642nd most popular soccer player (up from 1,795th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Paraguay (up from 25th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Paraguayan Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Eulogio Martínez ranks 1,642 out of 21,273. Before him are Júlio Baptista, Toshio Matsuura, Ademir da Guia, Josep Seguer, Dino da Costa, and Ángel Melogno. After him are Roberto Perfumo, Vlastimil Kopecký, John Terry, Feliciano Rivilla, Robbie Keane, and Fahrudin Jusufi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Eulogio Martínez ranks 230. Before him are Ghita Nørby, Armando Picchi, Dragan Tomić, Fortunato Baldelli, Julio Jaramillo, and Percy Adlon. After him are Susan Brownmiller, Željko Matuš, Fernando del Paso, Giovanna Ralli, Diahann Carroll, and Ramón Chao. Among people deceased in 1984, Eulogio Martínez ranks 135. Before him are John Marley, Valery Voronin, Ciriaco Errasti, Lillian Hellman, Arvīds Jansons, and Manès Sperber. After him are Sam Jaffe, Ralph Kirkpatrick, Henri Fabre, Ethel Merman, Giuseppe Tucci, and Campanal I.

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In Paraguay

Among people born in Paraguay, Eulogio Martínez ranks 24 out of 203. Before him are Eusebio Ayala (1875), Roque Santa Cruz (1981), Nicanor Duarte (1956), Cirilo Antonio Rivarola (1836), Bernardino Caballero (1839), and Luis Ángel González Macchi (1947). After him are Cayetano Ré (1938), Fulgencio Yegros (1780), Federico Chávez (1882), Heriberto Herrera (1926), Aurelio González (1905), and Rafael Franco (1896).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Paraguay

Among soccer players born in Paraguay, Eulogio Martínez ranks 6. Before him are José Luis Chilavert (1965), Arsenio Erico (1915), Julio César Romero (1960), Manuel Fleitas Solich (1900), and Roque Santa Cruz (1981). After him are Cayetano Ré (1938), Heriberto Herrera (1926), Aurelio González (1905), Delfín Benítez Cáceres (1910), Ángel Berni (1931), and Luis Vargas Peña (1905).

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