Santiago Tabaré López Bruzzese (born 8 May 1982) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Villa Española.

Career

López had youth spells with Rocha and Bella Vista, before joining Villa Española in 2000. His senior footballing career started in 2003 with Villa Española. In 2005, López joined

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of the Uruguayan Primera División. He scored one goal in twenty-six appearances during the 2005–06 season. 2007 saw him have a short spell with Tacuarembó, prior to a return to Villa Española in 2008. A year later, López signed for Primera División team Montevideo Wanderers. He remained for two seasons, scoring six goals in twenty-four games; including his first against

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on 7 February 2009. Between 2010 and 2011, López spent time with Juventud (

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) and Bella Vista (Primera División). On 21 June 2011, López left Uruguayan football to join Guatemala's Suchitepéquez. He made his

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debut on 10 July versus

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, before scoring his first goal two matches later against Heredia on 24 July. In total, he played twenty-three times for Suchitepéquez and netted seven goals. He rejoined Rentistas in 2012, months before securing a return to Guatemala with Municipal. His first goal for Municipal came on 28 October 2012 versus former club Suchitepéquez. Thirty-two appearances and three goals followed for López with Municipal. In September 2013, Villa Española resigned López. He scored twenty-one goals in his first two seasons back, which led to promotion to the

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. Villa Española were relegated at the conclusion of 2016, López subsequently retired after the club didn't renew his contract. In February 2018, López came out of retirement to play for Villa Española in the

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. He scored two goals on his fourth official debut for the club on 5 March versus

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:López, Santiago 1982 births Living people Footballers from Montevideo Uruguayan men's footballers Men's association football forwards Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Uruguayan Primera División players Uruguayan Segunda División players Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Villa Española players Rentistas players Tacuarembó F.C. players Montevideo Wanderers F.C. players Juventud de Las Piedras players C.A. Bella Vista players C.D. Suchitepéquez players C.S.D. Municipal players