Martin Cardetti

Martín Alejandro Cardetti known as "Chapulin Cardetti " (Alcira Gigena, Córdoba; Argentina, October 22, 1975) is an Argentine former soccer player, coach and sports leader. He played as a forward. Currently, he is without a club.

Cardetti was one of the main investors in Uruguay's Boston River along with the Colombian nationalized Argentine Navarro Montoya and the Argentine Walter Silvani between 2009 and 2014.

Player

He had an outstanding career, participating in some clubs in his country, Spain, France, Colombia, Uruguay and Mexico. Cardetti played for Club Lautaro Roncedo de Alcira Gigena (in minor leagues), Rosario Central, River Plate, Racing Club, Gimnasia (LP) and Colón of Argentina; Deportivo Cali from Colombia; UD Salamanca and Valladolid from Spain; Paris Saint-Germain of France and National University of Mexico; culminating his career at Boston River in Uruguay, a club of which he is one of the main investors.

Cardetti debuted on September 24, 1995 against Atlético Mineiro of Brazil, in the historic final where Rosario Central overcame an adverse result of 0 - 4. And emerged champion on penalties.

In 1997 he joined River Plate, where he played an important role in the team that won the Apertura title and the Supercopa Sudamericana in 1997.

In 1998 Cardetti moved to Spain together with Ricardo Lunari and at the request of coach Miguel Ángel Russo to play with U.D. Salamanca, although his performance was not good and he decided to return to River Plate in 1999. He won three more titles with the River Plate team before trying his luck in European football for the second time.

Thanks to his achievements in Argentina, Paris Saint-Germain F.C signed Cardetti in 2002, but his success in France only lasted one season. He left for Real Valladolid of Spain in 2003 and again to Argentina to join Racing Club in 2005. Later in 2005 Cardetti played for Pumas de la UNAM of Mexico but returned to Argentina once again to play with Gimnasia and Fencing of La Plata.

During the January 2007 transfer window Cardetti joined Deportivo Cali. After a slow start to the season, Martin realized his full potential as a key player, becoming the most valuable player during the final semi-final match, in which Deportivo Cali defeated Boyacá Chicó.

After only a few months with Millonarios, Cardetti returned to Argentina to play for Colón for two years, between 2007 and 2009. In the twilight of his career, he played with two small clubs: Quilmes between 2009-2010 and Boston River from Uruguay between 2010 and 2011, where he retired at the age of 36.

Coach

In 2011, Cardetti began his coaching career in a technical duo with his compatriot Marcelo Revuelta, directing the Boston River of Uruguay, a club of which he is one of the main investors, together with Carlos Navarro Montoya and Walter Silvani.

In December 2014, he took over the management of a team abroad for the second time, C.S. Uruguay of Coronado of the First Division of Costa Rica.

He had a stint in Ecuador's First Division, saving Mushuc Runa from relegation. He also achieved the promotion of San Carlos; a team from the Second Division of Costa Rica. He took it to the final stages of the first division, however he left the institution due to conflicts with the directives.

On January 4, 2021, Martín Cardetti takes over as technical director of the Bogotá Fútbol Club of the second division of Colombia along with his assistant Diego 'pollo' Stefanetti. He achieved the best campaign in the history of the Club and again left due to differences with the president.

Clubs

As a player

Club	Country	Year
Central Rosary	Argentina	1995-1997
River Plate		1997-1998
UD Salamanca	SpainSpain	1998-1999
River Plate	Argentina	1999-2002
Paris Saint-Germain	France	2002-2003
Real Valladolid	SpainSpain	2003-2004
Racing Club	Argentina	2004-2005
UNAM Pumes	Mexico Mexico	2005
Gymnastics and LP	Argentina	2006
Deportivo Cali	ColombiaColombia	2007
Columbus de Santa Fe	Argentina	2007-2009
Boston River	Uruguay Uruguay	2010-2011

Other charges

Club	Country	Year	Rol
Boston River	Uruguay Uruguay	2009 - 2014	Investor and technical assistant

As a coach

Club	Country	Year
Boston River (e)	Uruguay Uruguay	2010
Uruguay de Coronado	Costa RicaCosta Rica	2015 - 2016
San Carlos	Costa RicaCosta Rica	2018
Mushuc Runa	EcuadorEcuador	2019
Bogotá FC	ColombiaColombia	2021
Santa Fe	ColombiaColombia	2022
Real Cartagena	ColombiaColombia	2022 - 2023

Statistics as a player

Club	Div.	Season	League		Cups National(1)		Tournaments International(2)		Total		Media Shotgun(3)
			Part.	Goles	Part.	Goles	Part.	Goles	Part.	Goles
Central Rosary Argentina	1. a
		1995-96	22	5	-		10	3	32	8	0.25
		1996-97	29	13	-		5	4	34	17	0.50
		1997	1	0	-		-		1	0	0.00
	Total club		52	18	0	0	15	7	67	25	0.37
River Plate Argentina	1. a
		1997-98	23	10	-		8	3	32	13	0.41
		1999-00	23	5	-		10	5	33	10	0.30
		2000-01	32	18	-		16	9	48	27	0.56
		2001	19	17	-		5	4	24	21	0.88
	Total club		97	50	0	0	38	21	135	71	0.53
UD Salamanca SpainSpain	1. a	1998-99	25	5	1	0	-		26	5	0.19
	Total club		25	5	1	0	0	0	26	5	0.19
Paris Saint-Germain France	1. a	2002-03	21	7	1	0	4	1	26	8	0.31
	Total club		21	7	1	0	4	1	26	8	0.31
Real Valladolid SpainSpain	1. a	2003-04	10	0	2	0	-		12	0	0.00
	Total club		10	0	2	0	0	0	12	0	0.00
Racing Club Argentina	1. a
		2004-05	30	4	-		-		30	4	0.13
	Total club		30	4	0	0	0	0	30	4	0.13
UNAM Pumes Mexico Mexico	1. a	2005	16	4	-		2	1	18	5	0.28
	Total club		16	4	0	0	2	1	18	5	0.28
Gymnastics and LP Argentina	1. a
		2006	9	2	-		-		9	2	0.22
		2006	5	2	-		1	0	6	2	0.33
	Total club		14	4	0	0	1	0	15	4	0.27
Deportivo Cali ColombiaColombia	1. a
		2007	20	9	-		-		20	9	0.45
	Total club		20	9	0	0	0	0	20	9	0.45
Columbus de Santa Fe Argentina	1. a
		2007-08	24	4	-		-		24	4	0.17
		2008	4	0	-		-		4	0	0.00
	Total club		28	4	0	0	0	0	28	4	0.14
Boston River Uruguay Uruguay	2. a
		2010-11	10	1	-		-		10	1	0.10
	Total club		10	1	0	0	0	0	10	1	0.10
Total in your career			325	106	4	0	61	30	490	136	0.28
(1) The national cups refer to the King's Cup (1998-04) and the French League Cup (2002-03). (2) The international cups refer to the Conmebol Cup (1995-97); South American Super Cup (1997); Freedom Cup (1998-02); Mercosur Cup (1999-01); UEFA Cup (2002-03) and the South American Cup (2005-06). (3) Half of goals per encounter. It does not include goals in friendly matches.

Statistics as a coach

• Updated data to the last match directed the 31 October 2023.

Equipment	Div.	Tournament	Parties
			PD	PG	PE	P	Performance
Uruguay de Coronado Costa RicaCosta Rica	1. a
		Summer 2015	22	7	8	7	43.94%
		Winter 2015	22	6	6	10	36.36%
		Summer 2016	4	1	1	2	33.33%
	Total club		48	14	15	19	39.59%
San Carlos Costa RicaCosta Rica	2. a
		Second Division 2018	24	11	6	7	54.16%
	Total club		24	11	6	7	54.16%
Mushuc Runa EcuadorEcuador	1. a
		Series A 2019	15	5	2	8	37.77%
	Total club		15	5	2	8	37.77%
Bogotá FC ColombiaColombia	2. a
		Opening 2021	15	4	3	8	33.34 per cent
		Finalization 2021	15	8	4	3	62.22%
		Colombia Cup 2021	2	1	0	1	50%
	Total club		32	13	7	12	47.92%
Santa Fe ColombiaColombia	1. a
		Opening 2022	17	7	4	6	49.02%
		Colombia Cup 2022	3	2	0	1	66.67%
	Total club		20	9	4	7	51.67%
Real Cartagena ColombiaColombia	2. a
		Finalization 2022	3	1	1	1	44.44%
		Opening 2023	22	8	7	7	44.92%
		Finalization 2023	20	8	6	6	50%
		Colombia Cup 2023	6	2	3	1	50%
	Total club		51	19	17	15	48.36%
Total in your career			187	70	51	66	46.52%

Records as a player

National Championships

Title	Club	City	Year
Opening Tour	River Plate	Buenos Aires	1997
Opening Tour			1999
Closing Tour			2000

International Cups

Title	Club	City	Year
Copa Conmebol	Central Rosary	Rosario	1995
South American Super Cup	River Plate	Buenos Aires	1997

Other achievements

• South American Cup 2005 Champion with UNAM Pumas

Individual distinctions

Records as a coach

National Championships

Title	Club	Country	Year
Second Division	San Carlos	Costa RicaCosta Rica	2018