Santiago "Cucurucho" Santamaría (22 August 1952 – 27 July 2013) was an Argentine professional

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who played primarily as a winger. During his club career he played for

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(1971–1974, 1980–1983),

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(1974–1979), and

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(1984). He played for the Argentina national team in the

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. In Newell's, Santamaría ranks 2nd among the all-time top scorers, with 90 goals scored during his two tenures in the club. After his retirement, he settled in

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, where he died from a heart attack on 27 July 2013.

Highlights

In April 1978 Santamaría was the last player to score a

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for

in the top flight before

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repeated the feat in October 2020.

Honours

;Newell's Old Boys *

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: 1974 Metropolitano ;Stade de Reims *

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runner-up: 1976–77 *

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: 1977

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* * 1952 births 2013 deaths Footballers from San Nicolás de los Arroyos Men's association football wingers Argentine men's footballers Argentina men's international footballers 1982 FIFA World Cup players Argentine Primera División players Ligue 1 players Newell's Old Boys footballers Stade de Reims players Talleres de Córdoba footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-1950s-stub