Miguel Ángel Santoro

Miguel Ángel Santoro
	Santoro with Independiente in 1973
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Santoro
Date of birth	27 February 1942 (age 80)
Place of birth	Sarandí, Argentina
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1962–1974	Independiente
1974–1977	Hércules CF
Total
National team
	Argentina
Teams managed
1980	Independiente
2001	Independiente
2005	Independiente
2008–2009	Independiente
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2007

Miguel Ángel Santoro (born 27 February 1942) is a retired Argentine football goalkeeper. He played most of his career for Club Atlético Independiente and represented the Argentina national football team at the 1974 World Cup.

Playing career[]

Santoro was born in Sarandí, Argentina. 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 league, 4 Copa Libertadores, the Copa Intercontinental and the Copa Interamericana.

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

Primera División Argentina: 1963, Nacional 1967, Metropolitano 1970, Metropolitano 1971
Copa Libertadores: 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973
Intercontinental Cup: 1973
Copa Interamericana: 1973

External links[]

player profile on the Independiente website (in Spanish)

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