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Luis Santamaría

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Luis Santamaría
Personal information
Full name Luis Santamaría Crisanto Figueroa
Date of birth (1975-11-22) 22 November 1975 (age 48)
Place of birth Iriona, Honduras
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender/Forward
Team information
Current team
Barillas F.C.
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2001 Marathón
2001–2002 Real España
2002–2005 Marathón
2005 Motagua
2005–2008 Marathón
2006 Beijing Guoan
2008 Qingdao Zhongneng 8 (1)
2008 Vida 16 (2)
2009–2011 Marathón 36 (1)
2011–2012 Necaxa
2012–2013 Atlético Choloma 33
2013–2014 Barillas F.C.
International career
2000–2007 Honduras 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

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A big, lanky defender, Santamaría started his career at Marathón and also played for other Honduran giants Real España and F.C. 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Santamaría se va hoy a China" (in Spanish). Diario La Tribuna. 7 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2007.
  2. ^ Michael Brown y Luis Santamaría viajaron a China para jugar con el Qingdao - Soitu (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Santamaría y García firmaron con Necaxa Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Santamaría y Orbin Paz ya entrenan con el Choloma Archived 2012-07-04 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Luis SantamaríaFIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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