| Santiago Cortés | |
| Fullname: | Santiago Cortés Méndez |
| Birth Date: | January 19, 1945 |
| Birth Place: | San Salvador, El Salvador |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Position: | defender |
| Years1: | 1962–1973 |
| Nationalteam1: | El Salvador |
| Pcupdate: | 2009 |
Santiago Cortés Méndez (19 January 1945 – 25 July 2011) was a footballer from El Salvador.
Cortés represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.
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.[1]