Miguel Ángel Santoro
Miguel Ángel Santoro (born 27 February 1942) is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1974 World Cup.
| Santoro with Independiente in 1973 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miguel Ángel Santoro | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarandí, Argentina | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1974 | Independiente | 343 | (0) |
| 1974–1977 | Hércules CF | 50 | (0) |
| Total | 393 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| Argentina | 14 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980 | Independiente | ||
| 2001 | Independiente | ||
| 2005 | Independiente | ||
| 2008–2009 | Independiente | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 2007 | |||
Playing career edit
Santoro was born in Sarandí, Argentina. He made 343 appearances for Independiente between 1962 and 1974, making him the goalkeeper with the highest number of appearances for the club. During his time with Independiente he won 10 titles, 4 league, 4 Copa Libertadores, the Copa Intercontinental and the Copa Interamericana.
After representing Argentina at the 1974 World Cup Santoro was sold to Spanish side Hércules CF where he played until his retirement in 1977.
Managerial career edit
Santoro has had three short spells as manager of Independiente, his record as manager of the first team is Played 36, Won 12, Drawn 14, Lost 10.
He joined Independiente on 5 October 2008 and stepped down as manager of Independiente on 22 March 2009.
Honours edit
Club edit
- Primera División Argentina: 1963, Nacional 1967, Metropolitano 1970, Metropolitano 1971
- Copa Libertadores: 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973
- Intercontinental Cup: 1973
- Copa Interamericana: 1973
External links edit
- player profile on the Independiente website (in Spanish)