Santiago Cortés Méndez (19 January 1945 – 25 July 2011) was a
footballer
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from
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
.
International career
Cortés represented his country at the
1970 FIFA World Cup
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in
Mexico
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.
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.
References
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
1945 births
2011 deaths
Men's association football central defenders
Salvadoran footballers
El Salvador men's international footballers
1970 FIFA World Cup players
C.D. Atlético Marte footballers
Deaths from brain cancer in the United States
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