Miguel Ángel Santoro

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Miguel Ángel Santoro
Personal information
Full name	Miguel Ángel Santoro
Date of birth	February 27, 1942 (1942-02-27) (age 67)
Place of birth	Sarandí, Argentina
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1962-1974 1974-1977	Independiente Hércules CF	343 (0) 050 (0)
National team
	Argentina	014 (0)
Teams managed
1980, 2001, 2005, 2008-2009	Independiente
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Miguel Ángel Santoro (born 27 February, 1942 in Sarandí, Argentina) 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.

[edit] Playing career

Santoro 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.

[edit] 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 the 5th October 2008 and stepped down as manager of Independiente on 22nd March 2009.

[edit] National titles

Season	Club	Title
1963	Independiente	Primera División Argentina
Nacional 1967	Independiente	Primera División Argentina
Metropolitano 1970	Independiente	Primera División Argentina
Metropolitano 1971	Independiente	Primera División Argentina

[edit] International titles

Season	Club	Title
1964	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
1965	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
1972	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
1973	Independiente	Copa Libertadores
1973	Independiente	Intercontinental Cup
1973	Independiente	Copa Interamericana

[edit] External links

• player profile on the Independiente website (Spanish)

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