Samuel Sentini

Samuel Sentine
Personal information
Full name Samuel Boldwin Sentine Baynes
Date of birth 1948
Place of birth La Ceiba, Honduras
Date of death 29 December 2014(2014-12-29) (aged 66)
Place of death Comayagua, Honduras
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Atlético Indio
1970–1976 Olimpia
National team
Honduras national team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Samuel Boldwin Sentine Baynes (c. 1948 – 29 December 2014), also known as just Sentini,[1] was a Honduran football goalkeeper.

Club career

Born in La Ceiba,[2] Sentine was an airplane pilot before turning to football with Atlético Indio.[3] He later moved to Honduran giants Olimpia.

He was regarded as one of Olimpia's best goalkeepers in history, winning the 1972 CONCACAF Champions' Cup with the club.[4]

International career

Sentine represented Honduras national team in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[5]

Retirement and death

He retired from football at 47 in 1995. In January 2011, Sentine suffered a stroke.[2] He died from Alzheimer's disease in December 2014.

References

  1. ↑ Muere a los 66 años el ex portero de Olimpia y de la Selección, Samuel Sentine - Proceso (in Spanish)
  2. 1 2 Samuel Sentine una estrella en el olvido Archived 2014-12-30 at Archive.is - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Falleció Samuel Sentine, exportero de Olimpia y la Selección Nacional - Diario Más (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ Muere Samuel Sentine, ex portero de Olimpia y la selección de Honduras - Diario Diez (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Samuel Sentini – FIFA competition record (archive)
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