Raúl Martínez Sambulá

Raúl Martínez Sambulá (born 14 March 1963) is a former Honduran professional football player, who made his name with the national team in the early 1990s.[2]

Raúl Martínez Sambulá
Personal information
Full name Raúl Martínez Sambulá
Date of birth (1963-03-14) 14 March 1963
Place of birth Tela, Honduras
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
Vida
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1988 Olimpia
1988–1994 UA Tamaulipas 192 (7)
1994–1997 Victoria
National team
1988–1996 Honduras 28 (0)
Teams managed
2000 Victoria
2004 Honduras
2008 San Luis (assistant)
2009 UA Tamaulipas
2010–2011 Hispano
2012 Real Sociedad
2013–2014 Águila
2014 Deportes Savio
2015–2016 Lobos UPNFM
2016–2017 Victoria[1]
2018–2019 Vida
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Sambulá.

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[3][4] and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup,[5] as well as at the 1991,[6] and 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[7]

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

Managerial career

After he quit playing he went into management and was assistant to Honduras national coach Bora Milutinovic in 2004[8] and taking over for 5 matches after Bora's dismissal. In 2009, he became in charge of his former Mexican team UA Tamaulipas.[9] He also managed Hispano[10] and with Real Sociedad he won promotion to the national league in summer 2012,[11] but was dismissed in November 2012 when results then went the wrong way.[12] He has also managed Victoria, Platense, Vida and Olimpia.[13] In September 2013, Sambulá replaced Vladan Vicevic in the hot seat at Águila.[14]

Personal life

Born to Marcos and Justina Martínez, Raúl was one of 12 children and 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 Curaçao.[15] He is married to Mercy Yamileth and has three daughters with her and another before he got married.

Honours and awards

Club
C.D. Olimpia
C.D. Victoria

Country
Honduras
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References
  1. http://www.diez.hn/liganacionaldehonduras/1052364-498/ra%C3%BAl-sambul%C3%A1-no-he-hablado-con-nadie-del-vida
  2. http://www.ceroacero.es/coach.php?id=9328
  3. Raúl Martínez Sambulá – FIFA competition record
  4. Raúl Martínez Sambulá – FIFA competition record
  5. UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details - RSSSF
  7. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1996 - Full Details - RSSSF
  8. Bora Milutinovic renuncia a selección de Honduras - Terra (in Spanish)
  9. Raúl Martínez Sambulá nuevo entrenador del Correcaminos - HonduDiario (in Spanish)
  10. Raúl Martínez Sambulá: Es saludable para el fútbol jugar la liga con 11 equipos - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  11. Sambulá y Umanzor, en la mira del Real Sociedad - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  12. Separado Sambulá; suena Javier Padilla Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  13. Raúl Martínez Sambulá rechazó dirigir en Chile y Venezuela - Diez (in Spanish)
  14. Raúl Martínez Sambulá, nuevo técnico del Águila de El Salvador - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  15. Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
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