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Antonio Jesús Martín Gaitán[1] (born 22 April 1982) is a Spanish 5-per-team footballer. He has a vision impairment and is a B1 type sportsperson. He has represented Spain at the 2004 Summer Paralympics, 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics, picking up a pair of bronze medals in 2004 and 2012.
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| Full name | Antonio Jesús Martín Gaitán | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Spanish | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 April 1982 (age 42) Málaga, Spain | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Spain | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | 5-a-side football | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Martín was born on April 22, 1982, in Málaga.[2][3][4] He is completely blind and is a B1 type sportsperson.[2][5][6] He is nicknamed 'El Niño'.[5][6]
In 2005, Martín attended university and studied business.[6] In 2013, he was awarded the bronze Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo.[7][8][9]
In 2005, Martín played in the domestic championship where his team finished first. He repeated the performance in 2006.[4] Playing for ONCE Málaga in 2005, his team were runners up in their league.[6]
National team
At the Portuguese-hosted 1999 European Championships, Martín's Spanish national team finished first.[4][6] In Spain at the 2000 World Championships, his team finished third .[4][6] In Brazil at the 2002 World Championships, his team finished second.[4] At the British-hosted 2003 European Championships, his team finished first[4] and he was the competition's leading goal scorer.[6] He played 5-a-side football at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. His team finished third after they played Greece and, won 2–0.[2][4][6][10]
At the Spanish-hosted 2005 European Championships, his team finished first.[4] That year, Martín was named by UEFA as the top player on the continent.[6] At the time, he had 46 total caps for Spain.[6] In 2006 at the Argentine-hosted World Championships, his team finished fourth.[4] In 2007, he competed at the European Championships where his team finished first.[4][10] That year, he also competed in the World Championships, where his team finished third.[4] He represented Spain at the 2008 Summer Paralympics where his team finished just out of the medals in fourth place.[4] In 2009, he competed at the European Championships where his team finished third.[4] He represented Spain at the 2010 World Championships, where he was the competition's leading scorer.[11] In 2011, he represented Spain in the Turkey-hosted European Championships. His team was faced Turkey, Russia and Greece in the group stage.[12] He played 5-a-side football at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. In the team's opening game against Great Britain, he scored his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw.[13] His team finished third after they played Argentina and, won 1–0.[2] He scored the team's winning goal against Argentina[5] in a shootout. The game was watched by Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo and President of the Spanish Paralympic Committee.[14] Martín was a member of the national team in 2013 and competed in the European Championships.[15] The team faced Russia, Greece and France in the group stage.[16] His team won their opener against Russia.[17] His team went on to defeat France and finish first in the competition.[18]
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