Santiago Santamaría

Santiago Santamaría

Personal information
Full name	Santiago Santamaría
Date of birth	August 22, 1952
Place of birth	San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
Date of death	July 27, 2013 (aged 60)
Place of death	Córdoba city, Argentina
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1971–1974	Newell's Old Boys
1974–1979	Stade de Reims	148	(41)
1980–1985	Newell's Old Boys
National team
1980–1982	Argentina	10	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Santiago "Cucurucho" Santamaría (22 August 1952 – 27 July 2013) was a former Argentine footballer.

During his club career he played for Newell's Old Boys (1971–1974, 1980–1985) and Stade de Reims (1974–1979). He played for the Argentina national football team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

After his retirement, he settled in Córdoba, where he died from a heart attack on 27 July 2013.^[1]

References

1. "Murió Cucurucho Santamaría", Clarín, 27 July 2013

External links

• Santiago Santamaría at National-Football-Teams.com