Luis Santamaría

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.

Luis Santamaría

Personal information
Full name	Luis Santamaría Crisanto Figueroa
Date of birth	(1975-11-22) 22 November 1975 (age 49)
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

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.	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. 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 Santamaría – FIFA competition record (archived)
6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF

External links

• Luis Santamaría at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile - C.D. Marathón