Radiography of what was a great striker: Jackson Martinez || Radiografía de lo que fue un gran delantero: Jackson Martinez

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Life goes around in circles and we have nothing certain in the continuous turn of destiny, the future is uncertain. This may have sounded a little strange to you to mention in this community since we are here for sport, however what I will mention below happened to an elite athlete.

Jackson Martinez was one of the most feared strikers in the Portuguese league, a classic center forward, with attributes that many coaches tend to notice was tall, strong, fast, went to
collision with the defenses and very smart when it comes to positioning.

With Porto Martinez he did things very well, the goals I scored for his team in Portugal, made him win a domestic title. In his third season, the Colombian scored a considerable 34 goals in 49 games, not bad, right?

La vida da muchísimas vueltas y no tenemos nada seguro en el giro continuo del destino, que nos depara el futuro es incierto. Quizás esto le haya sonado un poco extraño que se mencione en esta comunidad ya que estamos aquí por el deporte, sin embargo lo que mencionaré a continuación le ocurrió a un atleta de elite.

Jackson Martinez era uno de los delanteros más temidos en la liga portuguesa, un centro delantero clásico, con atributos que a muchos directores técnicos suelen llamar la atención era alto, fuerte, rápido, iba al
choque con los defensas y muy inteligente a la hora de ubicarse.

Con Porto Martinez hizo las cosas muy bien, los goles que hice para su equipo en Portugal, hicieron que ganara un título doméstico. En su tercera temporada el colombiano logró anotar la considerable suma de 34 goles en 49 partidos, nada mal ¿verdad?

With goals and good performances Martinez managed to fill the eye of some of the most important teams in Europe, since there were rumors of a transfer to Arsenal, or that United was interested in the services of the Colombian.

However, it was the Atletico de Madrid who paid what Porto demanded for his star center forward. The movement to the Spanish capital was around 37 million euros, it is likely that the mattress players have thought about the similarities that Jackson
he shared with his compatriot Radamel Falcao.

However, Jackson would not have had the same success at Atletico as Falcao, as he never managed to settle down in a good way or get a place in the starting eleven of "Cholo" Simeone. In Spain he only managed to score three times in more than twenty games, although being honest with Martinez, most of the games came from the bench. Why didn't he manage to gain his coach's confidence?

Con goles y buenas actuaciones Martinez logró llenar el ojo de algunos de los equipos más importantes de Europa, ya que se rumoraba un traspaso a Arsenal, o que el United estaba interesado en los servicios del colombiano.

Sin embargo, el Atletico de Madrid fue quien desembolsó lo que Porto exigía por su centro delantero estrella. El movimiento hacia la capital española rondó la nada despreciable de 37 millones de euros, es probable que los colchoneros hayan pensado en las similitudes que Jackson
compartía con su compatriota Radamel Falcao.

No obstante, Jackson no tendría el mismo éxito en el Atlético que Falcao, ya que nunca logró asentarse de buena manera ni hacerse de un lugar en el once titular del “Cholo” Simeone. En España apenas logró marcar en tres ocasiones en más de veinte juegos, aunque siendo honestos con Martinez, la mayoría de partidos vino desde el banco de suplentes. ¿Por qué no logró ganarse la confianza de su técnico?

From being in the eye of the great teams of Europe, a brief passage through Spain, the Colombian went to the Chinese Super League, where he lost the media spotlight and did not do well at all to the striker.

The injuries did not favor the Colombian and his team, Guangzhou Evergrande, cancelled his contract, since Jackson had played only one game in more than 18 months.

Life seemed to smile on the Colombian once again and a new contract in the league where he had made his name seemed to be a new beginning in his career as a professional footballer. But the passage of time and the lack of top-level competitive activity were noticeable in Jackson and he only managed to score a few goals on his return to Portugal. So he was left without a contract and became a free agent.

De estar en el ojo de los grandes equipos de Europa, un breve paso por España, el colombiano se marchó hacia la Super Liga China, donde perdió los reflectores de los medios y no le fue para nada bien al delantero.

Las lesiones no le favorecieron al colombiano y su equipo el Guangzhou Evergrande le rescindió el contrato, ya que Jackson había jugado apenas un juego en más de 18 meses ¿Qué habrá pasado por la mente del futbolista en esos momentos?

La vida parecía sonreírle una vez más al colombiano y un nuevo contrato en la liga donde se había dado a conocer parecía ser un nuevo comienzo en su carrera como futbolista profesional. Pero el paso del tiempo y la falta de actividad competitiva de máximo nivel eran notable en Jackson y solo logró anotar unos pocos goles en su regreso a Portugal. Así pues se quedó sin contrato y se convirtió en un agente libre.

Already 34 years old, without a professional team to take over his services, the Colombian made him dedicate himself to his other passion: music. Jackson has released an album of Christian music, with hip-hop style themes, the former striker tries to bring a positive message and motivation to people who have suffered and are in difficult situations.

What will Jackson Martinez' musical career be like? What will the future bring?

Ya con 34 años, sin un equipo profesional que se hiciera de sus servicios, el colombiano hizo que se dedicara a su otra pasión: la música. Jackson ha sacado un álbum de música cristiana, con temas de estilo de hip-hop, el ex delantero intenta llevar un mensaje positivo y de motivación a las personas que han sufrido y que se encuentran en situaciones difíciles.

¿Cómo será la carrera musical de Jackson Martinez? ¿Qué le traerá el futuro?



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Just shows you that you need to have a career after being a professional sportsmen as nothing is guaranteed. Obviously it depends on how successful you were and how much money you made.

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I agree with you, many athletes, especially boxers, squander all their money and don't keep some of it for their future and end up in terrible conditions.

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