Luis Santamaría

Luis Santamaría
Personal information
Full nameLuis Santamaría Crisanto Figueroa
Date of birth22 November 1975
Place of birthIriona, Honduras
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positionDefender/Forward
Club information
Current team
Barillas F.C.
Number4
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1993–2001Marathón
2001–2002Real España
2002-2005Marathón
2005Motagua
2005–2008Marathón
2006Beijing Guoan
2008Qingdao Zhongneng8(1)
2008Vida16(2)
2009–2011Marathón36(1)
2011–2012Necaxa
2012–2013Atlético Choloma¡?(?)
2013–2014Barillas F.C.
National team
2000–2007Honduras2(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Crisanto and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.

Luis Santamaría Crisanto Figueroa (born 22 November 1975 in Iriona, Colón, Honduras) is a Honduran footballer who plays for Liga Nacional de Honduras club Atlético Choloma as a defender.

Club career

A big, lanky defender, Santamaría started his career at Marathón and also played for other Honduran giants Real España and Motagua. In 2007, he signed a contract with Chinese club Beijing Guoan.[1] He also had a spell with Qingdao Zhongneng in 2008.[2]

In summer 2011 Santamaría joined Necaxa[3] and in summer 2012 he moved to Atlético Choloma.[4]

International career

Santamaría made his debut for Honduras in a November 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Saint Vincent & the Grenadines[5] and has earned a total of 2 caps, scoring 1 goal. He was a non-playing squad member at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]

His second and final international was a May 2007 friendly match against Venezuela.

International goals

N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 November 2000 Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4–0 7–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. "Santamaría se va hoy a China" (in Spanish). Diario La Tribuna. 2007-07-07. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-08.
  2. Michael Brown y Luis Santamaría viajaron a China para jugar con el Qingdao - Soitu (Spanish)
  3. Santamaría y García firmaron con Necaxa - La Tribuna (Spanish)
  4. Santamaría y Orbin Paz ya entrenan con el Choloma - La Tribuna (Spanish)
  5. Luis SantamaríaFIFA competition record
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF

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