He moved into coaching and management whilst still a player and has held senior and youth roles with club and international teams in Iceland.
A midfielder, Martin began his career in Sunday League football, before moving to Conference club Fisher Athletic.
[3][14] Martin completed his KSÍ 'A' coaching badges in 2009 and has a BSc in Sports Science from Reykjavík University.
[17][18][19][20][21] On 26 September 2018, Martin was appointed as manager of newly-relegated 2. deild karla club Selfoss on a two-year contract.
[23][24] In international football, Martin has assisted and coached Iceland at youth level and in January 2017 he was appointed the KSÍ's head of talent identification.