Miguel Ángel Santoro

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.

Miguel Ángel Santoro

Santoro with Independiente in 1973
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Santoro
Date of birth	(1942-02-27) 27 February 1942
Place of birth	Sarandí, Argentina
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1974	Independiente	343	(0)
1974–1977	Hércules CF	50	(0)
Total		393	(0)
International career
	Argentina	14	(0)
Managerial career
1980	Independiente
2001	Independiente
2005	Independiente
2008–2009	Independiente
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 2007

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)