ANTONIO JOSE “PAPY” MARTINA.
Papy a nase dia 23 di yüni 1947 na Kòrsou.
El a kuminsá hunga futbòl infantil na Boka den e tim di bario ku yama Josef Junior I despues el a bai hunga den junior di Jong Colombia.
Na 1965 el a pasa pa e onsena di Jong Colombia. Ku Shon Haseth komo tékniko su ekipo a titulá kampion di Kòrsou. Papy su posishon riba tereno tabata delantero i despues medio kampista. Tony Bonifacio e tempu ei tabata kapitan di Jong Colombia.
Su promé torneo internashonal tabata na Haiti na 1966 i despues el a partisipá den e promé Koninkrijksspelen na Paramaribo, Sürnam.
Na Jamaica, aña 1968 Papy huntu ku Jong Colombia a titulá kampion di e Zona di Karibe di CONCACAF. Nan a pèrdè ku F.A.S. di El Salvador den e final di CONCACAF.
E tim Detroit Cougars a skout Papy p’e bai hunga futbòl na Merka, pero e no a bai.
Durante 1969 Papy hunga futbòl profeshonal na Caracas, Venezuela, den e ekipo Deportivo Portugues. Aki e ekipo Emelec di Ecuador kier a kontrat’é pero e no tabata interesá pa laga famia na Kòrsou i bai un aventura na Ecuador.
Papy, komo miembro di nos selekshon nashonal I e ekipo di Jong Colombia a hunga masha hopi weganan internashonal fo’i 1966 te alrededor di 1979.
Despues di su retiru komo hungadó aktivo e tabata un tempu direktor tékniko di Jong Colombia I tambe a funhi komo D.T. di e selekshon hubenil ku a biaha pa Honduras.
Papy a partisipá na diferente kurso ouspisiá pa FIFA I KNVB pa entrenadónan den añanan 1978, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991 tantu na Korsou komo na Trinidad.
Papy tabata un di e forsanan grandi tras di e organisashon ORFIC di e gran miembro di Salon di Fama Sr. Ibi Schoop.
Ku Jong Colombia Papy a sali kampion na: 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975 I 1976.
Supkampion na 1971, 1978 I 1979
Kampion di Antia: 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1975 I 1978.
Supkampion Antiano: 1966, 1976 I 1979
Kampion Zona Karibe di CONCACAF na 1968 I 1979.
Supkampion Campeon de los Campeones di CONCACAF na 1968 I 1979.
Papy a hunga mas di 50 partidonan internashonal komo miembro di nos selekshon nashonal i di Jong Colombia.
Papy a hunga futbòl na masha hopi pais e.o. Aruba, Bonaire, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guyana, Sürnam, Barbados, Hondúras, Jamaica I El Salvador.
English Version
ANTONIO JOSE “PAPY” MARTINA.
Papy was born on June 23, 1947, in Curaçao.
He started playing youth football in Boka with a neighborhood team called Josef Junior and later joined the junior team of Jong Colombia. In 1965, he moved to the senior team of Jong Colombia. Under Coach Shon Haseth, his team became the champion of Curaçao. Papy played as a forward and later as a midfielder. During that time, Tony Bonifacio was the captain of Jong Colombia.
His first international tournament was in Haiti in 1966, and he later participated in the first Kingdom Games in Paramaribo, Suriname. In Jamaica, in 1968, Papy, along with Jong Colombia, became the champion of the Caribbean Zone of CONCACAF. They lost to F.A.S. from El Salvador in the CONCACAF final.
The Detroit Cougars scouted Papy to play football in the United States, but he did not go.
In 1969, Papy played professional football in Caracas, Venezuela, with the team Deportivo Portugues. The Ecuadorian team Emelec wanted to sign him, but he was not interested in leaving his family in Curaçao for an adventure in Ecuador.
As a member of our national team and the Jong Colombia team, Papy played many international games from 1966 to around 1979.
After retiring as an active player, he became a coach for Jong Colombia and served as the head coach for the youth national team that traveled to Honduras.
Papy participated in various FIFA and KNVB-sponsored courses for coaches in 1978, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, both in Curaçao and Trinidad.
Papy was one of the driving forces behind the ORFIC organization, led by the esteemed Hall of Famer Mr. Ibi Schoop.
With Jong Colombia, Papy became champion in: 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1976.
Runner-up in 1971, 1978, and 1979.
Champion of the Antilles: 1965, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1975, and 1978.
Antillean Runner-up: 1966, 1976, and 1979.
Champion of the CONCACAF Caribbean Zone in 1968 and 1979.
Runner-up in the CONCACAF Champions of Champions in 1968 and 1979.
Papy played in more than 50 international matches as a member of our national team and Jong Colombia.
Papy played football in many countries, including Aruba, Bonaire, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Guyana, Suriname, Barbados, Honduras, Jamaica, and El Salvador.