Paulino Martínez Soria (born 14 August 1973), known simply as Paulino, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager.
He played for 14 clubs across four levels of Spanish football in his career, mainly in the Segunda División B.Paulino, el goleador del Villanovense que se inició en el Alba ¡¡¡hace 30 años!!! (Paulino, Villanovense goal-getter who started with Alba ¡¡¡30 years ago!!!) ; Más que Alba, 12 October 2012 (in Spanish)
Playing career Paulino was born in Albacete, Castilla–La Mancha. After making his professional debut with UD Melilla, he went on to represent Albacete Balompié (two stints with the reserves), Águilas CF, Yeclano CF, Atlético Madrid – mainly registered with the B side – Átlético Marbella, CD Manchego, CD Ourense, UD Melilla, AD Ceuta, CD Logroñés, Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, Universidad de Las Palmas CF, Racing Club Portuense, CF Palencia and CF Villanovense.El Villanovense incorpora al punta Paulino, de 38 años (Villanovense add striker Paulino, aged 38); El Periódico Extremadura, 18 August 2011 (in Spanish)El cuarentón Paulino es la amenaza del Villanovense (Forty-year-old Paulino is Villanovense's threat); La Verdad, 26 April 2013 (in Spanish)
In the 1994–95 season, Paulino appeared in five first-team matches with Atlético, totalling 58 minutes in La Liga. His debut in the competition took place on 5 March 1995, as a late substitute in a 1–0 away win against Real Valladolid.El Atlético gana por ayuda ajena (Atlético win with the help of others); Mundo Deportivo, 6 March 1995 (in Spanish)
Paulino retired in June 2013 at age 39, after two seasons in the Segunda División B with Villanovense, suffering relegation in his second.Paulino Martínez, un cuarentón incansable (Paulino Martínez, tireless 40-year-old); Marca, 5 June 2013 (in Spanish) He amassed competition totals of 472 games and 141 goals, playoff appearances notwithstanding.
Coaching career In November 2015, Paulino was appointed at third-tier side Atlético Astorga FC,Paulino Martínez, nuevo entrenador del Atlético Astorga (Paulino Martínez, new Atlético Astorga manager); La Vanguardia, 5 November 2015 (in Spanish) being relegated at the end of that campaign.Paulino Martínez no descarta seguir (Paulino Martínez does not rule out remaining); Diario de León, 25 May 2016 (in Spanish) On 15 March 2017, he resigned.Paulino dimite en el Astorga (Paulino resigns at Astorga); Diario de León, 16 March 2017 (in Spanish)
Paulino became manager of Palencia CF in the newly created Tercera División RFEF on 28 October 2021.El exmorado Paulino, nuevo entrenador del Palencia CF (Former violet Paulino, new manager of Palencia CF); El Norte de Castilla, 28 October 2021 (in Spanish)
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