Martin's may refer to:

Retailers[link]

• Martin's Super Markets, a grocery chain headquartered in South Bend, Indiana
• Martin's Food Markets, a grocery chain operated by Giant-Carlisle
• Martin's (Newsagent), UK newsagent
• Martin's (New York), a specialty apparel retailer in the New York metropolitan area

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André Villas-Boas

Villas-Boas in March 2011 as Porto manager
Personal information
Full name	Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas[1]
Date of birth	(1977-10-17) 17 October 1977 (age 34)
Place of birth	Porto, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Teams managed
Years	Team
1998–1999	British Virgin Islands
2009–2010	Académica
2010–2011	Porto
2011–2012	Chelsea

Luís André de Pina Cabral e Villas-Boas (born 17 October 1977) is a Portuguese football manager. He spent eight months as manager of Académica, one year as manager of Porto, and nine months as manager of Chelsea. He led Porto to an undefeated season in the league, winning four trophies and becoming the youngest manager ever to win a European title in the process.^[2][3] Unusually for a manager at the top level, he has no experience as a professional player.^[4]

Early life[link]

Born in Porto, Norte,^[5] Villas-Boas was the second child and first son of Luís Filipe Manuel Henrique do Vale Peixoto de Sousa e Villas-Boas (born 29 February 1952) and Teresa Maria de Pina Cabral e Silva (born 11 February 1951).^[1] Villas-Boas at the age of 16 lived in the same apartment block as Sir Bobby Robson, who was then manager of Porto. Following a debate between the two, Robson appointed Villas-Boas to Porto's observation department.^[6] Villas-Boas has spoken fluent English since childhood, as his grandmother was from Stockport.^[7] Robson arranged for Villas-Boas to obtain the FA coaching qualification, the UEFA C coaching licence in Scotland and for him to study the training methods of Ipswich Town.^[7][8] He later obtained his B licence, A licence and UEFA Pro Licence under the tutelage of Jim Fleeting.^[8] Villas-Boas had a short stint as head coach of the British Virgin Islands national team at the age of 21,^[9][10] before he moved onto a career as an assistant coach at Porto under José Mourinho. As Mourinho moved clubs to Chelsea and Internazionale, Villas-Boas followed.^[10]

Managerial career[link]

Académica[link]

At the start of the 2009–10 season, Villas-Boas left Mourinho's team to pursue a career as a manager, and he soon found a job in the Primeira Liga with Académica de Coimbra, filling a vacancy created by Rogério Gonçalves' resignation in October 2009.^[10][11] At the time of his appointment, Académica were at the bottom of the league and still without any wins, but their luck started to change as he introduced a new style, leading them to a safe 11th place, ten points clear of the relegation zone. In addition to that, Académica also reached the 2009–10 Portuguese League Cup semi-finals, losing against Porto at the Estádio do Dragão to a late goal from Mariano González. His impact at Académica was immediate, not only because of solid results, but also because of the attractive football displayed by the team, which led to intense media speculation linking him with the vacant jobs at Sporting Clube de Portugal and Porto in the summer of 2010.^[10]

Porto[link]

Villas-Boas signed a deal to become the new manager of Porto on 2 June 2010.^[10] Two months later, he won his first trophy as a manager when Porto defeated Benfica 2–0 to win the Portuguese Supercup.^[12] Villas-Boas went on to immense success with Porto, leading them to an undefeated season in the Primeira Liga - only the second time this had ever been achieved - and winning the title by more than 20 points, having conceded only 13 goals all season. Villas-Boas went on to follow up this success by leading Porto to win both the Portuguese Cup and the UEFA Europa League, thus completing a treble in his first season in charge. By doing so, Villas-Boas became the third-youngest coach ever to win the Primeira Liga (behind Mihály Siska in 1939 and Juca in 1962) and the youngest manager ever to win a European competition, at the age of 33 years and 213 days.^[13][3] On 21 June 2011, Villas-Boas tendered his resignation as Porto manager.^[14]

Chelsea[link]

Chelsea confirmed the appointment of Villas-Boas as their new manager on a three-year contract with immediate effect on 22 June 2011.^[15][16] They indirectly paid Porto €15 million (£13.3 million) compensation via Villas-Boas to activate his release clause and free him from his contract with Porto.^[17] On 30 July 2011, during the pre-season, Villas-Boas won his first piece of silverware with Chelsea, the 2011 Barclays Asia Trophy. On 14 August, Villas-Boas's Premier League ended in a 0–0 at Stoke City, with Villas-Boas commenting on Stoke's strong defence at home. Villas-Boas then won his first competitive match as Chelsea manager, defeating West Bromwich Albion 2–1 on 20 August. He continued his season with a back-to-back home wins beating Norwich City 3–1. On 18 September 2011, Villas-Boas's Chelsea lost to Manchester United 3–1 at Old Trafford. It was Chelsea's first defeat of the season and Villas-Boas's first defeat in 39 league matches, a run stretching back to his spells as manager of Académica and Porto. On 29 October, Chelsea lost their second derby under Villas-Boas in a 5–3 defeat at home to Arsenal after falling to a 1–0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers. Then three weeks later, his Chelsea side lost a second successive home game in a 2–1 defeat to Liverpool. Days later, he once again lost to Liverpool in a 2–0 defeat in the League Cup quarter-final.

On 11 February 2012, pressure began to mount on Villas-Boas as Chelsea dropped out of the top four in the Premier League following a 2–0 league defeat against Everton. Villas-Boas responded by cancelling his squad's day off and called them in for an inquest, which provoked several senior players to question his tactics in front of owner Roman Abramovich.^[18] On 21 February 2012, during a UEFA Champions League match against Napoli, Villas-Boas left Frank Lampard, Michael Essien and Ashley Cole on the bench, prompting the club's technical director to ask for an explanation of the team selection on behalf of Abramovich.^[19] On 4 March 2012, following a 1–0 league defeat against West Bromwich Albion which left Chelsea three points adrift of Arsenal in the battle for fourth place in the Premier League, Villas-Boas was relieved of his managerial duties by Chelsea, with assistant manager Roberto di Matteo being appointed as caretaker manager on an interim basis until the end of the season. On the Chelsea website it read: "The board would like to record our gratitude for his work and express our disappointment that the relationship has ended so early."^[20]

Personal life[link]

Villas-Boas has been married since 2004 to Joana Maria Noronha de Ornelas Teixeira, and has two daughters, Benedita (born August 2009) and Carolina (born October 2010).^[1][21] He speaks English fluently, having been taught by his paternal grandmother Margaret Kendall, whose mother moved to Portugal from Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England, to start a wine business.^[9][22] Her brother Douglas Kendall served as a wing commander for the RAF during the Second World War. Villas-Boas' paternal great-uncle José Rui Villas-Boas was the viscount of Guilhomil, a title initially bestowed on his father José Gerado Villas-Boas by King Carlos I in 1890.^[23][24] Villas-Boas' brother João Luís de Pina Cabral Villas-Boas is a Portuguese stage and television actor. He appeared as the character Criado in the lavish, costume drama Mistérios de Lisboa (Mysteries of Lisbon).^[25]

Honours[link]

Managerial honours[link]

Porto

• Primeira Liga (1): 2010–11
• Taça de Portugal (1): 2010–11
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (1): 2010
• UEFA Europa League (1): 2010–11

Awards and achievements[link]

• CNID Breakthrough Coach (1): 2010
• CNID Best Coach (1): 2011
• Globos de Ouro Prémio Revelação (1): 2011

Records and trivia[link]

• Youngest manager ever to win a European competition.
• Porto record for the most unbeaten matches.
• Most wins in Europe in one season by a Portuguese club.
• First manager to go unbeaten in one season in the Primeira Liga in the twenty-first century.

Managerial statistics[link]

	Association football portal
	Biography portal

As of 3 March 2012.

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Académica		14 October 2009	2 June 2010	&1000000000000003000000030	&1000000000000001100000011	&100000000000000090000009	&1000000000000001000000010	&1000000000000003667000036.67
Porto		2 June 2010	21 June 2011	&1000000000000005100000051	&1000000000000004500000045	&100000000000000040000004	&100000000000000020000002	&1000000000000008823999988.24
Chelsea		22 June 2011	4 March 2012	&1000000000000004000000040	&1000000000000001900000019	&1000000000000001100000011	&1000000000000001000000010	&1000000000000004750000047.50
Total				&10000000000000121000000121	&1000000000000007500000075	&1000000000000002400000024	&1000000000000002200000022	&1000000000000006197999961.98

References[link]

External links[link]

• Profile at The Guardian
• André Villas-Boas at Soccerbase

Luís Carlos Ramos Martins (born 10 June 1992) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica as a left defender.

Club career[link]

Born in Lamego, Viseu District, Martins was promoted to S.L. Benfica's first team for 2011–12. He made his official debut for the club on 2 November 2011, starting in a UEFA Champions League group stage game against FC Basel, a 1–1 draw, and being replaced at the hour-mark by Miguel Vítor.^[1]

International career[link]

Martins was picked by Portuguese under-20 coach Ilídio Vale for the 2011 FIFA World Cup in Colombia, helping the national team finish second to Brazil.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)

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For the film starring Lee Evans, see The Martins (film)

The Martins are a Christian music vocal trio composed of three siblings: Joyce Martin Sanders, Jonathan Martin, and Judy Martin Hess.

Music career[link]

While the vocalists grew up firmly and proudly planted in the southern gospel tradition, it is not surprising that, as they have matured, a broad range of influences have entered their musical mix. Billboard magazine describes The Martins as "breaking down walls and blurring the lines that separate Southern Gospel from Inspirational, Adult Contemporary, and other popular Christian music formats." Rather than resting in a single niche among the numerous Christian music genres, The Martins have rummaged freely through a stack of style books, grabbing whatever interests them. Sometimes the different elements are unaltered and traditional, but more often they are tossed into the trio's musical blender so that a new mixture emerges. The result has been labeled simply as Martin Music. Their portfolio of songs includes every musical palate, ranging from innovative and refashioned hymn arrangements to contemporary songs of praise and worship.

The Martins’ "big break" came in 1992 when Michael English and Mark Lowry insisted that Gloria Gaither listen to the group audition in the women's restroom prior to a Gaither Homecoming video recording in Indiana. Gloria told Bill that he had to let them sing in the video.^[2] They have gone on to appear in over two dozen Homecoming videos. The group has also recorded over a dozen albums.

In 2002, Jonathan left the group in order to spend more time with his family. Joyce and Judy then enlisted the help of Paul Lancaster, formerly with Mullins & Co., and The Nelons. Together they recorded Above It All.^[1] Between 2003 and 2010, they were somewhat inactive as a group in order to spend more time with their own families, although they did reunite for concerts periodically. During this time, the three each recorded a solo album.

They are currently back on the road—appearing on The Gaither Homecoming Series as well as limited trio appearances promoting their latest release, New Day.

Personal lives[link]

Joyce Martin Sanders lives in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband Paul, and she has two children.^[3]

Jonathan Martin lives in West Des Moines, Iowa with his wife, and their six children, including twin boys, one of which has cerebral palsy.^[2]

Judy Martin Hess lives in Columbus, Georgia with her husband Jake Hess Jr, and their four children.^[2]

Discography[link]

• 1994: The Martins (Chordant)
• 1995: The Martins: Live In His Presence (Chordant)
• 1996: Wherever You Are (Chordant)
• 1997: Light of the World (Spring Hill)
• 1998: Dream Big (Spring Hill)
• 2000: Windows (Spring Hill)
• 2001: Glorify Edify Testify (Spring Hill)
• 2003: Above It All (Spring Hill)
• 2011: New Day (Spring Hill)

Compilations[link]

• 1995: An A Cappella Hymns Collection (Spring Hill)
• 2005: Decade (Spring Hill)
• 2011: The Best Of The Martins (Spring Hill)

Pre-Contract Recordings[link]

• Look for the Rainbows
• Special Requests
• On the Rise
• From Arkansas With Love
• Marks of the Trade

Solo albums[link]

Joyce Martin Sanders[link]

• 2004: Diamonds on a Dusty Road

Jonathan Martin[link]

• 2003: Enjoy the Journey
• 2006: With One Voice

Judy Martin Hess[link]

• 2005: Color Me

Video[link]

• 2011: Best of the Martins

Awards[link]

Dove Awards:

• 1996
  • Southern Gospel Album of the Year: The Martins
  • Southern Gospel Song of the Year: "Out of His Great Love"

• 1997
  • Southern Gospel Album of the Year: Wherever You Are
  • Southern Gospel Song of the Year: "Only God Knows"

• 1998
  • Southern Gospel Album of the Year: Light Of The World

• 1999
  • Country Recorded Song of the Year: "Count Your Blessings"

• 2004
  • Inspirational Album of the Year: Above it All
  • Southern Gospel Song of the Year: "The Promise"

Grammy Nominations:

• 1998
  • Best Southern Gospel, Country Gospel, or Bluegrass Album of the Year: Light Of The World

External links[link]

• The Martins Official Website

References[link]

Curtis James Martin, Jr. (born May 1, 1973^[1]) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots and New York Jets over the course of ten years. Martin began his professional career with the Patriots, who selected him in the third round of the 1995 NFL Draft. He joined the Jets in 1998 where he finished his career in 2005 after he was forced into retirement due to injury. He retired having amassed the fourth highest total of rushing yards in NFL history. He was selected as a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012.

Early years[link]

Curtis Jr. was born to Rochella Dixon and Curtis Sr. on May 1, 1973.^[2] Curtis Sr. left the family in 1978 after turning to drugs and alcohol leaving Curtis' mother to support the family by working two jobs.^[2] Curtis often moved around the different neighborhoods in Pittsburgh during his youth and was consistently surrounded by violence.^[3][4] He and his mother settled in Point Breeze prior to his sophomore year of high school. He began to attend Taylor Allderdice High School which, was known for its highly regarded academic reputation in the Pittsburgh area.^[3] He played basketball as a sophomore but did not participate in any sports during his junior year.^[3] At the pleas of his mother, who wanted him to participate in a sport to keep him away from the violence, Curtis began to play football during his senior year despite having never cared much for the sport.^[4][5]

Curtis was a natural athlete according to former head coach Mark Wittgartner and became an immediate star on the football team as he played running back and linebacker. He also played on special teams and occasionally at quarterback.^[3] He ran for 1,705 yards and scored 20 touchdowns in his lone season of high school football.^[5] Curtis's performance attracted the attention of the University of Pittsburgh's football coach Paul Hackett. Though other offers were available, Curtis decided to remain close to home and attend Pittsburgh.^[5]

College career[link]

Martin, whom Hackett likened to Tony Dorsett, was expected to be a valued contributor to the Panthers when he arrived in 1991. However, injuries plagued much of his college career.^[5] As a junior he rushed for 1,045 yards in ten games but he missed the final two with a sprained shoulder.^[5][6] In 1994, Martin opened his senior year running for a career high 251 yards against Texas however the following week against Ohio he suffered a sprained ankle that sidelined him for the rest of the season.^[6]

Martin had the option to redshirt and play one more season at Pittsburgh or enter the NFL Draft. He chose to enter the draft stating "in the end it was the best thing to do".^[6] Draft analysts predicted that had Martin stayed another season at Pittsburgh and remained injury free he could have been a potential first round selection.^[6] Martin was highly touted for his speed, he ran a 4.4 in the 40 yard dash, and his slashing running style.^[6]

Professional career[link]

New England Patriots[link]

The New England Patriots let running backs Marion Butts and Leroy Thompson and fullback Kevin Turner pursue other teams through free agency after 1994. The Philadelphia Eagles signed Turner, who was a restricted free agent, and sent a third round selection to New England.^[6] Despite concerns regarding his durability, the Patriots used the selection to draft Martin in the 1995 NFL Draft.^[6] Martin signed a contract with the team on July 19, 1995.^[7] Martin made his NFL debut in the Patriots' week one win over the Cleveland Browns.^[8] Martin ran for 30 yards on first carry and finished with 102 yards for the day.^[8][9] He became the first Patriots rookie to rush for 100 yards during their debut.^[9] Martin would continue his impressive streak and rush for over 100 yards eight more times during the season. He finished the season as the AFC's leading rusher with 1,487 yards and 14 touchdowns.^[9] He won the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award and was named to the Pro Bowl.^[9]

The following year, he rushed for a franchise record 166 yards and three touchdowns in his first career playoff game, against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Patriots went to Super Bowl XXXI, but lost to the Green Bay Packers. Martin rushed for 42 yards, caught three passes for 28 yards, and scored a touchdown in the game. Though he was much less effective in 1996 than he had been in his rookie season,^[10] Martin was again named to the Pro Bowl squad.

New York Jets[link]

After the 1997 season, Martin, a restricted free agent, signed an offer sheet with the New York Jets^[11] for $36 million over six years. The Patriots did not match the Jets' offer and received first and third round draft picks as compensation. Thus, Martin went to the Jets, and was reunited with his former Patriots coach Bill Parcells. In his first seven seasons with the Jets, Martin missed only one game and was selected to the Pro Bowl three times. In 1998, Martin gained 182 yards from scrimmage and scored two touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars in a Jets playoff win. Martin won the NFL rushing title in the 2004 NFL season with 1,697 yards (one more yard than runner-up Shaun Alexander, the closest margin in NFL history). He also won the FedEx Ground Player of the Year Award in 2004. Martin made history for being the oldest player in history to lead the league in rushing at 31 years old.

In 2005, Martin failed in his quest to become the first running back in NFL history to start his career with eleven straight 1,000 rushing yard seasons. He missed a game versus the Oakland Raiders with a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve for the final three games of the season. Martin finished with 735 rushing yards, for a career total of 14,101 rushing yards. Martin began the 2006 season on the Physically Unable to Perform list due to complications from the injury. It was announced he would miss the rest of the regular season with a bone-on-bone condition in his right knee on November 1, 2006. On July 26, 2007 Martin officially announced his retirement from the NFL.^[12] On January 24, 2010 Martin signed with the Jets to serve as honorary captain for them during the AFC Championship Game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium.^[13]

Accomplishments[link]

Curtis Martin rushed for over 1,000 yards in his first 10 professional seasons, a feat previously accomplished only by Barry Sanders. On November 6, 2005, he scored his 100th career touchdown, joining an elite group of only 16 players to do so. Martin is currently 4th on the all-time rushing yardage list, and on November 27, 2005, in the first quarter against the New Orleans Saints, he became the 4th running back in NFL history, behind Walter Payton, Emmitt Smith and Barry Sanders, to pass the 14,000-yard rushing mark. He is the all-time Jets leader with 10,302 rushing yards with the team.^[14] He is also fourth in the same category for the Patriots with 3799 yards.^[15] Additionally, although it is not statistically relevant, Martin has a perfect passer rating of 158.3: 2 completions on 2 pass attempts, 2 TD passes, and an average of 18 yards per attempt.

On August 16, 2010, during halftime of the Giants-Jets preseason game at the New Meadowlands Stadium, Martin was inducted as a member of the inaugural class to the Jets' Ring of Honor. In his first year of eligibility, Martin was one of finalists for the 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame, however he was not selected for induction.^[16] Martin was again a leading candidate for selection in 2012 alongside former head coach and mentor Bill Parcells.^[17] Martin was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on February 4, 2012.

Career statistical rankings[link]

• 3,518 career rushing attempts (3rd all-time)
• 14,101 career rushing yards (4th all-time)
• 17,430 career yards from scrimmage (7th all-time)
• 90 career rushing touchdowns (12th all-time)
• 100 career rushing/receiving touchdowns (19th all-time)
• 119 consecutive regular season starts (3rd all-time)^[18][19]
• Oldest player to win a rushing title (age 31) in 2004

New York Jets franchise records[link]

• Most career rushing yards (10,302)
• Most career rushing touchdowns (58)
• Only Jets Running Back to lead the league in rushing yards.

Career statistics[link]

See also[link]

• List of National Football League rushing yards leaders

References[link]

External links[link]

• Curtis Martin at ESPN.com