Santiago Cortés (footballer)
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![]() Cortés in 1970 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Santiago Cortés Méndez | ||
Date of birth | January 19, 1945 | ||
Place of birth | San Salvador, El Salvador | ||
Date of death | 25 July 2011 | (aged 66)||
Place of death | Los Angeles, U.S. | ||
Position(s) | defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1973 | Atlético Marte | ||
International career | |||
El Salvador | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009 |
Santiago Cortés Méndez (19 January 1945 – 25 July 2011) was a footballer from El Salvador.
International career
Cortés represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.[1]
Death
Santiago Cortes Mendez, who figured as midfielder for the national team of El Salvador who participated in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, died on Monday, 25 July 2011 in Los Angeles at age 66, after suffering in recent months of brain cancer.[2]
References
- ^ Santiago Cortés – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Zelada Uceda, Victor. "Murió Cortés Méndez" (in Spanish). elsalvador.com. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
External links
Categories:
- CS1 Spanish-language sources (es)
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Pages using national squad without sport or team link
- 1945 births
- 2011 deaths
- Men's association football central defenders
- Salvadoran men's footballers
- El Salvador men's international footballers
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- C.D. Atlético Marte footballers
- Deaths from brain cancer in California
- All stub articles
- Salvadoran football biography stubs