Miguel Ángel Santoro (born 27 February 1942) is a retired Argentine football

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. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and represented the Argentina national football team at the

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Playing career

Santoro was born in Sarandí,

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. 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

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, 4 Copa Libertadores, the

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and the

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. After representing Argentina at the 1974 World Cup Santoro was sold to

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side Hércules CF where he played until his retirement in 1977.

Managerial career

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

Club

; Independiente *

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: 1963, Nacional 1967, Metropolitano 1970, Metropolitano 1971 * Copa Libertadores: 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973 * Intercontinental Cup:

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: 1973

External links

player profile on the Independiente website
1942 births Living people Footballers from Avellaneda Argentine men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Argentine Primera División players Club Atlético Independiente footballers Hércules CF players Copa Libertadores-winning players Argentina men's international footballers 1974 FIFA World Cup players La Liga players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Spain Argentine football managers Club Atlético Independiente managers Expatriate men's footballers in Spain {{Argentina-footy-goalkeeper-stub