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.

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. He also had a spell with Qingdao Zhongneng in 2008.

In summer 2011 Santamaría joined Necaxa and in summer 2012 he moved to Atlético Choloma.

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

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

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