Ignacio Martín-Esperanza Tejada (born 5 June 1936), known as Martín Esperanza, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and is a former manager.
Born in Verín, Ourense, Galicia, Martín Esperanza finished his formation at Real Madrid, and made his senior debuts while on loan at CP La Felguera in 1956.
Martín Esperanza was also loaned to CA Ceuta, and in 1960 signed for La Liga's Real Betis, with Luis del Sol moving in the opposite direction.
He made his debut in the competition on 11 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 home win against RCD Mallorca,[1] and scored his first goal on 11 December, netting the last in a 2–1 success at Granada CF.
He was regularly used by the club, and eventually retired in 1970 at the age of 33; he was also called up to the national team in December 1965,[3] being only an unused substitute in a 0–2 loss against England.