Christian Santamaría Explained

Christian Reniery Santamaría
Fullname:Christian Reniery Santamaría
Birth Date:20 December 1972
Birth Place:La Ceiba, Honduras
Height:1.76 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Olimpia de Tela
Years1:1992–2002
Clubs1:Olimpia
Goals1:34
Years2:1997
Clubs2:Millonarios
Years3:1999
Clubs3:Atlético Celaya
Caps3:12
Goals3:0
Years4:2002–2004
Clubs4:Cartaginés
Years5:2005
Clubs5:Municipal Limeño
Years6:2005–2006
Clubs6:Platense
Years7:2006–2007
Clubs7:Águila
Nationalyears1:1994–2003
Nationalteam1:Honduras
Nationalcaps1:46
Nationalgoals1:4

Christian Reniery Santamaría (born 20 December 1972) is a retired Honduran football player who made his name with Olimpia and the national team in the second half of the 1990s.

Club career

Santamaría started his career at Olimpia and remained there for 10 years, except for a season at Millonarios in Colombia[1] with whom he played in the 1997 Copa Libertadores and at Mexican side Atlético Celaya. In 2002, he moved abroad again to join Costa Rican outfit Cartaginés and he was signed by Salvadorans Municipal Limeño for the 2005 Clausura[2] only to return to Honduras to play a season at Platense. In 2006, he had another spell in El Salvador when he was named one of three new players for Águila.[3]

International career

Santamaría made his debut for Honduras in a December 1994 friendly match against the USA and has earned a total of 46 caps, scoring 4 goals. He has represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1995[4] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[5] as well as at the 1996[6] and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[7]

His final international was a June 2003 friendly match against El Salvador.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 August 1996 1–0 2-2 Friendly match
2. 13 October 1996 2–0 4-1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 13 October 1996 3–0 4-1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 15 November 2000 4–0 7–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life and political career

Santamaría is a son of Raúl Graugnard and Mary Santamaría. He took his mother's name since his father left them to study in his native Brazil. Santamaría is married and has a daughter, Christian Naville.

After he retired from playing, he became a football commentator and started an acting career.[8] In December 2012, Santamaría officially became the first candidate to be MP of the Liberal Party for Atlántida Department.[9]

Honours and awards

Club

C.D. Olimpia

(2): 1995, 1998

Country

Honduras

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-653114 SE FUE SANTAMARIA
  2. http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2005/01/30/deportes/dep6.asp Preparados para evitar el descenso
  3. http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2006/09/04/deportes/dep11.asp Águila voló en San Vicente
  4. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam95.html UNCAF Tournament 1995
  5. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam99.html UNCAF Tournament 1999
  6. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 – Full Details
  7. https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details
  8. http://www.diez.hn/content/view/full/13731 Santamaría: "No soy amigo de Ramón Maradiaga"
  9. http://www.latribuna.hn/2012/12/09/christian-santamaria-pasa-a-ser-el-primer-candidato-a-diputado-liberal-por-atlantida/ Christian Santamaría pasa a ser el primer candidato a diputado liberal por Atlántida