| Efraín Santander | |
| Fullname: | Segundo Efraín Santander Cancino |
| Birth Date: | 7 December 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Los Andes, Chile |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthclubs1: | Colo-Colo |
| Years1: | 1958–1970 |
| Clubs1: | Colo-Colo |
| Years2: | 1961 |
| Clubs2: | → Deportes La Serena (loan) |
| Years3: | 1972 |
| Years4: | 1972–1973 |
| Years5: | 1973–1974 |
| Years6: | 1974 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1958–1960 |
| Nationalteam1: | Chile U20 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1968 |
| Nationalteam2: | Chile |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Segundo Efraín Santander Cancino (born 7 December 1941), known as Efraín Santander, is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for clubs in Chile and Guatemala.
Santander came to Colo-Colo youth system from La Calera. At senior level, he won two national league titles in 1969[1] and 1970,[2] becoming one of the few goalkeepers from the youth system who have won any league.[3] In addition, he won the friendly, where competed Dynamo Moscow, Corinthians, among other clubs.[4] In Chile, he also had a brief step on loan at Deportes La Serena in 1961.[5]
In 1972 he moved to Guatemala and joined Municipal. After a step with Juventud Católica, he returned to Municipal and won the .[6]
Since he was 16 years old, he was a Chile youth international footballer.[7] He represented Chile U20 in the 1958 South American Championship alongside players such as José Sulantay, Jorge Venegas, Alberto Fouillioux, among others.[8] In 1960 he took part of the Chile U20 squad with Hernán Carrasco as coach.[9]
At senior level, he made an appearance for the Chile national team in the match against Peru on 21 August 1968.[7]
Santander was nicknamed El Negro (The Black One).[10]
On 6 April 1965, Santander was one of the constituent footballers of, the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Misael Escuti, Francisco Valdés, Hugo Lepe, among others.[11]
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