Mauricio Sabillon
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Mauricio Sabillon is a Honduran
football
player who currently plays for Marathón
. He has also been a member of the Honduran national football team since 2001.
His play with Marathón drew the interest of Chinese club Hangzhou Greentown 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 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage
. After one season in China Sabillón returned to Marathón.
On January 27, 2011 Sabillón confirmed that he received an offer from Major League Soccer
side New York Red Bulls, but a deal had to be agreed to with Marathón as he has a year remaining on his contract.
debut on June 25, 2010 in a 0-0 draw with Switzerland
going the full 90.
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who currently plays for Marathón
Club Deportivo Marathón
Club Deportivo Marathón is an Honduran football club which currently plays in the in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras in San Pedro Sula.-History:...
. He has also been a member of the Honduran national football team since 2001.
Club career
Sabillón began his career with CD Marathón in 1999 and remained at the club for more than ten years and was viewed as one of the teams top players. While with Marathón the technically skilled Sabillón played primarily as a right back. During his decade with the club Marathón enjoyed the greatest period in its history capturing six domestic titles during that time.His play with Marathón drew the interest of Chinese club Hangzhou Greentown 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 2011 AFC Champions League Group stage
2011 AFC Champions League
The 2011 AFC Champions League was the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title...
. After one season in China Sabillón returned to Marathón.
On January 27, 2011 Sabillón confirmed that he received an offer from Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
side New York Red Bulls, but a deal had to be agreed to with Marathón as he has a year remaining on his contract.
International career
Sabillón debuted for Honduras in 2001. He helped Honduras qualify for the 2010 World Cup. There was speculation that his move to Hangzhou Greentown could jeopardize his selection to the World Cup squad, however coach Reinaldo Rueda included Sabillón in the 23 man squad. He made his World CupFIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
debut on June 25, 2010 in a 0-0 draw with Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...
going the full 90.
Club
C.D. Marathón-
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de HondurasLiga Nacional de Futbol de HondurasLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras is the first and highest division of football in Honduras. The league season is divided into Opening and Closing . One team is relegated to the Liga de Ascenso and one team is promoted from Liga de Ascenso...
(6): 2001-02 Clausura, 2002-03 Clausura, 2004-05 Apertura, 2007-08 AperturaHonduras Apertura 2007-08Honduras Apertura 2007-08 was the opening and fifty-one season of Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. The season started on August 11, 2007 and finished December 31, 2007. It followed the Honduras Clausura 2006-07 season...
, 2008-09 AperturaHonduras Apertura 2008-09The 2008-09 Apertura will be the first part of the 2008-09 season of Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. The season is set to start 26 July 2008 and will be set to finish on December 14, 2008. It will follow the 2007-08 Clausura season...
, 2009-10 Apertura- Runners Up (6): 2001-02 Apertura, 2003-04 Clausura, 2004-05 Clausura, 2005-06 Apertura, 2006-07 Clausura, 2007-08 ClausuraHonduras Clausura 2007-08Honduras Clausura 2007-08 was the opening and fifty-second season of Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras, the first division national football league in Honduras. The season started on January 12, 2008 and finished on May 27, 2008. It followed the Honduras Apertura 2007-08 season...
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- Runners Up (6): 2001-02 Apertura, 2003-04 Clausura, 2004-05 Clausura, 2005-06 Apertura, 2006-07 Clausura, 2007-08 Clausura
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras