Mauricio Alberto Sabillón Peña (born 11 November 1978) is a former Honduran football player who last played for Marathón. He has been on the

Honduras national football team The Honduras national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Honduras) represents Honduras in men's international football. The team is governed by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras (FENAFUTH). They are nickname ...

since 2001.

Club career

Sabillón began his career with Marathón in 1999 and remained at the club for more than ten years and was viewed as one of the team's top players. While with Marathón, the technically skilled Sabillón played primarily as a right back. During his decade with Marathón, they enjoyed the greatest period in its history capturing six domestic titles during that time.

China

His play with Marathón drew the interest of Chinese club

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whom he joined in 2010. In his one season with Hangzhou Sabillón appeared in 24 league matches helping the club to a fourth-place finish and qualification to the

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. After one season in China Sabillón returned to Marathón. On January 27, 2011 Sabillón confirmed that he received an offer from

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side

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, but a deal had to be agreed to with Marathón as he has a year remaining on his contract.

International career

Sabillón made his debut for Honduras in a May

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match against

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and has earned a total of 49 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 14

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matches and played at the

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and

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s as well as at the

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. He helped Honduras qualify for the

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. There was speculation that his move to

could jeopardize his selection to the World Cup squad, however coach

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included Sabillón in the 23 man squad. He made his

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debut on June 25, 2010 in a 0-0 draw with Switzerland going the full 90.

Honours

Club

C.D. Marathón Club Deportivo Marathón is a Honduran professional football club based in San Pedro Sula. Founded on 25 November 1925, Marathón currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras. History Club Deportivo Marathón was fou ...

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(6): 2001-02 Clausura, 2002-03 Clausura, 2004-05 Apertura, 2007-08 Apertura, 2008-09 Apertura, 2009-10 Apertura *** Runners Up (6): 2001-02 Apertura, 2003-04 Clausura, 2004-05 Clausura, 2005-06 Apertura, 2006-07 Clausura, 2007-08 Clausura.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sabillon, Mauricio 1978 births Living people People from Santa Bárbara Department, Honduras Association football defenders Honduran footballers Honduras international footballers Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players 2011 Copa Centroamericana players 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.D. Marathón players Expatriate footballers in China Zhejiang Professional F.C. players Honduran expatriates in China Chinese Super League players Copa Centroamericana-winning players