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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(1971–74, 1980–83),

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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 Córdoba, 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.

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* * 1952 births 2013 deaths People from San Nicolás de los Arroyos Association football wingers Argentine footballers Argentina 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 footballers Expatriate footballers in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Sportspeople from Buenos Aires Province {{Argentina-footy-forward-stub