Eulogio Martínez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eulogio Martínez

Paraguayan-Spanish footballer

Date of Birth: 11-Jun-1935

Place of Birth: Asunción, Capital District, Paraguay

Date of Death: 30-Sep-1984

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Spain, Paraguay

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Eulogio Martínez Ramiro (born 11 June 1935 in Asunción, Paraguay, died 30 September 1984 in Barcelona, Spain) was a Paraguayan-Spaniard footballer who played as a striker.
He played for the Spanish side FC 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.