Diego Martínez was born in Vigo on 16 December 1980. At the age of 20, following his participation in the Celta and Cadiz Infrastructure Departments, he started the process towards his coaching career. From 2001 to 2006 Martínez studied Physical Education and Sport Sciences at the University of Granada. During this time, he was the coach of Imperio Albolote and Arenas de Armilla. In 2007–2009 he took over Motril, coming very close to being promoted to the Segunda División B (third division); he achieved a record point-harvesting and a record number of games without defeat.
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