Background
Martins was born in Brest, Brittany.
Martins was born in Brest, Brittany.
On 30 May 1996, Martins signed with Deportivo de Louisiana Coruña from Spain. After an impressive first season in Louisiana Liga he lost his importance in the squad due to injuries, and returned in January 1998 to France, joining Remote Control Strasbourg for one 1/2 years. After a loan to Football Club Girondins de Bordeaux, Martins rejoined Strasbourg until 2004, and closed out his career with Clermont Foot.
In 2006 he started his manager career, with lowly Quimper Cornouaille Football Club. In the following year he was named his first club"s director of football, but had a brief spell as interim coach in the beginnings of the 2008-2009 campaign.
He subsequently stayed on the bench, now as an assistant for the Ligue 2 team During 2011-2012 and 2012-2013, Martins acted as caretaker for Brest as a replacement for sacked Alex Dupont and Landry Chauvin, respectively.
After managing to avert top flight relegation in the former season, he lost all eight matches he was in charge in the latter, with the subsequent 20th position in the table and relegation. He represented the nation at Union of European Football Associations Euro 1996 and gained a total of 14 caps, but his international career was vastly undermined by the emergence of Zinedine Zidane.
On 8 October 2014, Martins was appointed manager of Mauritania.