Raúl Martínez Sambulá (born 14 March 1963) is a former Honduran professional

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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

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in the late 1980s and has earned a total of 28 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 9

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matches and played at the

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, as well as at the

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, and

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s. His final international was an August 1996

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against

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Managerial career

After he quit playing he went into management and was assistant to Honduras national coach Bora Milutinovic in 2004 and taking over for 5 matches after Bora's dismissal. In 2009, he became in charge of his former Mexican team UA Tamaulipas. He also managed Hispano and with

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he won promotion to the national league in summer 2012, but was dismissed in November 2012 when results then went the wrong way. He has also managed Victoria, Platense, Vida and Olimpia. In September 2013, Sambulá replaced Vladan Vicevic in the hot seat at Águila.

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.Desafíe a Ismael
- La Prensa 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 * Liga Profesional de Honduras (3): 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88 ;C.D. Victoria * Liga Profesional de Honduras (1): 1994–95

Country

;Honduras * Copa Centroamericana (1):

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References

External links

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“Soy un esposo romántico”: Sambulá (Interview & profile)
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