Roanoke College

Esteban Martinez joined Roanoke College in the fall of 2004. His responsibilities include recruiting, practice planning, scouting and other administrative duties. In the summer of 2022, he traveled with the team to Costa Rica, the sixth time he had assisted head coach Phil Benne on the preseason trip. Student athletes compete, partake in outdoor adventures and community service. Martinez has helped coach the Maroons to a 205-122-35 record. Reaching the ODAC Tournament every season, including two conference Championship appearances and a pair of berths to the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship Tournament. 

He is no stranger to soccer in the college scene in Virginia, as he has been around soccer in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) since 2001. For three years prior to joining the Roanoke staff, Martinez was the head coach at nearby Hollins University.

Martinez served as the head coach of the Cave Spring High School varsity girls soccer team until 2009. He was voted district coach of the year in 2005, after leading the Knights to the Class AA State Semifinals. In 2007, he was voted Region III Coach of the Year after a school-record 19 wins, claiming the Region III Championship and advanced to the State Semifinals. In 2008, he was selected by the Virginia High School League Coaches Association to coach the Senior game for the West Squad in Hampton VA. He finished his six-year tenure as the Knights head coach with an impressive 95-33-5 mark.

Martinez, who holds his United Soccer Coaches (formally NSCAA) Advanced National and National Diplomas. In addition to his NSCAA diploma, Martinez holds and NSCAA Regional Goalkeeper Diploma and a USSF-D license.
Originally from Ellenville, New York where he attended Ellenville High School, Martinez is a graduate of Bridgewater College, where he was a member of the men’s soccer team for three years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish with a minor in Special Education.
 
Dedicating more time to the game, Martinez has spent nearly two decades working at elite soccer camps at Virginia Tech, Penn State, High Point, Radford University and others. He has also coached at the youth level for local clubs including VBR & Valley United. 
 
Martinez is entering his 26th year of teaching of which the last decade plus has been at nearby Andrew Lewis Middle School in Salem, VA