Santiago Santamaría Explained

Santiago Santamaría
Fullname:Santiago Santamaría
Height:1.69 m
Birth Date:22 August 1952
Birth Place:San Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
Death Place:Córdoba city, Argentina
Position:Winger
Years1:1971–1974
Clubs1:Newell's Old Boys
Years2:1974–1979
Clubs2:Reims
Caps2:148
Goals2:41
Years3:1980–1983
Clubs3:Newell's Old Boys
Caps3:293
Goals3:90
Years4:1984
Clubs4:Talleres
Nationalyears1:1980–1982
Nationalteam1:Argentina
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:2

Santiago "Cucurucho" Santamaría (22 August 1952 – 27 July 2013) was an Argentine professional footballer who played primarily as a winger.

During his club career he played for Newell's Old Boys (1971–74, 1980–83), Stade de Reims (1974–1979), and Talleres de Córdoba (1984). He played for the Argentina national team in the 1982 FIFA World Cup. In Newell's, Santamaría ranks 2nd among the all-time top scorers, with 90 goals scored during his two tenures in the club.

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

Highlights

In April 1978 Santamaría was the last player to score a hat-trick for Stade de Reims in the top flight before Boulaye Dia repeated the feat in October 2020.[2]

Honours

Newell's Old Boys

1974 Nacional

Stade de Reims

1977

Notes and References

  1. "Murió Cucurucho Santamaría", Clarín, 27 July 2013
  2. Web site: Reims stun Montpellier, Briand scores 100th goal . Ligue 1 . 26 October 2020 . 25 October 2020.