Santiago Santamaría

Santiago Santamaría
Personal information
Full nameSantiago Santamaría
Date of birthAugust 22, 1952
Place of birthSan Nicolás de los Arroyos, Argentina
Date of deathJuly 27, 2013 (aged 60)
Place of deathCórdoba city, Argentina
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1971–1974Newell's Old Boys
1974–1979Stade de Reims148(41)
1980–1985Newell's Old Boys
National team
1980–1982Argentina10(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]

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