Santiago Cortés (footballer)

Santiago Cortés

Personal information
Full name	Santiago Cortés Méndez
Date of birth	January 19, 1945
Place of birth	El Salvador
Date of death	25 July 2011 (aged 66)
Place of death	Los Angeles, California, USA
Playing position	defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1962-1973	Atlético Marte
National team
	El Salvador
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2009. † Appearances (goals)

Santiago Cortés Méndez (19 January 1945 – 25 July 2011) was a footballer from El Salvador.

International career

Cortés represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.^[1]

Death

Santiago Cortes Mendez, who figured as midfielder for the national team of El Salvador who participated in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, died on Monday, 25 July 2011 in Los Angeles at age 66, after suffering in recent months of brain cancer.^[2]

References

1. Santiago Cortés – FIFA competition record
2. Zelada Uceda, Victor. "Murió Cortés Méndez" (in Spanish). elsalvador.com. Retrieved 27 July 2011.

External links

• Sentido pesame a la familia de Santiago Cortez Mendez , heroe Marciano,campeon en 1970 y mundialista con la seleccion de El Salvador en Mexico 70 - CD Atlético Marte