Raúl Martínez Sambulá

Raúl Martínez Sambulá

Personal information
Full name	Raúl Martínez Sambulá
Date of birth	(1963-03-14) 14 March 1963
Place of birth	, Honduras
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1988	Olimpia
1988-1994	UA Tamaulipas	192	(7)
1994–1997	Victoria
International career
1988–1996	Honduras	28	(0)
Managerial career
	Honduras
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name 2 Raúl Martínez Sambulá (born 14 March 1963) is a retired Honduran football player who made his name with the national team in the early 1990s.

Club career

Martínez Sambulá started his career at Olimpia and then moved abroad for a lengthy spell at Mexican side UA Tamaulipas. He returned to Honduras in 1994 to finish his career at Victoria. In April 1986 he helped set Francisco Adelmo Herrera's record of 7 successive clean sheets when he scored in the 30th minute of Herrera's 8th game.

International career

Martínez Sambulá made his debut for Honduras in the late 1980s and has earned a total of 28 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup, as well as at the 1991, 1993 and 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cups.

His final international was an August 1996 friendly match against El Salvador.

Personal life

Raúl was one of five brothers who have played in the Honduran national league: Apollonio played at Atlántida, Olimpia and Atlético Portuario, Rudy at Universidad, Dagoberto played at Broncos and Fernando was part of Sula. There is even a sixth brother who played football, Mario, but he played in the second division with Curacao.

External links

• Raúl Martínez Sambulá at National-Football-Teams.com
• Correcaminos stats - Mediotiempo