Santiago Cortés (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Cortés Méndez | ||
| Date of birth | January 19, 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | El Salvador | ||
| Date of death | 25 July 2011 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
| Playing position | defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1962-1973 | Atlético Marte | ||
| National team | |||
| El Salvador | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2009. | |||
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.
Santiago Cortés Méndez (19 January 1945 – 25 July 2011) was a footballer from El Salvador.
International career
Cortés represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.[1]
Death
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.[2]
References
- ↑ Santiago Cortés – FIFA competition record
- ↑ Zelada Uceda, Victor. "Murió Cortés Méndez" (in Spanish). elsalvador.com. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
External links
- Sentido pesame a la familia de Santiago Cortez Mendez , heroe Marciano,campeon en 1970 y mundialista con la seleccion de El Salvador en Mexico 70 - CD Atlético Marte
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