Luis Santamaría

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.

Luis Santamaría
Personal information
Full name Luis Santamaría Crisanto Figueroa
Date of birth (1975-11-22) 22 November 1975
Place of birth Iriona, Honduras
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender/Forward
Club 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.
National team
2000–2007 Honduras 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Crisanto and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.

Club career

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

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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
115 November 2000Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4–07–02002 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 (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 Santamaría – FIFA competition record
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
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