Alejandro de los Santos
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| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Alejandro Nicolás de los Santos | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1902 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paraná, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 February 1982 (aged 79) | ||||||||||
| Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1914–1920 | Club Oriente del Sud | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1921 | San Lorenzo | 10 | (2) | ||||||||
| 1921–1924 | Dock Sud | ||||||||||
| 1924–1931 | El Porvenir | 148 | (80) | ||||||||
| 1931–1934 | Huracán | 73 | (21) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1922–1925 | Argentina | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||
| 1935 | Huracán | ||||||||||
| 1940 | Huracán | ||||||||||
| 1945 | Huracán | ||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Alejandro Nicolás de los Santos (17 May 1902 — 16 February 1982) was an Argentinian footballer who played as a forward for San Lorenzo, Dock Sud, El Porvenir, Huracán and Argentina.
Early life
De los Santos was born in
Career
In 1921, de los Santos signed for San Lorenzo. On 22 May 1921, de los Santos made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win against Banfield.[2] After spells at Dock Sud and El Porvenir, de los Santos signed for Huracán in 1931, scoring 21 goals in 73 league appearances, making a total of 25 goals in 88 appearances in all competitions.[1][3]
In December 1925, de los Santos won the South American Championship with Argentina.[4] De los Santos was the first black footballer to appear for Argentina.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "De los Santos: la negra excepción albiceleste" (in Spanish). Salmon Palangana. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Alfredo de los Santos" (in Spanish). Museo de San Lorenzo. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Alejandro de los Santos" (in Spanish). Base de Datos del Futbol Argentino. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Southamerican Championship 1925". RSSSF. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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