Martinez spent six months in the Spanish capital, before moving on to China with Guangzhou Evergrande.
The Colombia international suffered a serious ankle injury that ultimately derailed his career, ruling him out for two years.
“Since my ankle injury in 2015/16 a fight began where I gave everything of myself to return to play in favourable conditions, and although I returned to the pitch after two years, it was very difficult to perform as I wanted,” he said.
Jackson Martinez began his career with Independiente Medellin before moving to Mexico with Chiapas.
The striker then earned a move to Europe, enjoying a prolific spell with Porto before his ill-fated move to Atletico Madrid.
Martinez represented Colombia 40 times, scoring eight goals and appearing at the 2011 and 2015 Copa America as well as the 2014 World Cup.
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