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Alejandro de los Santos

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Alejandro de los Santos
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Nicolás de los Santos
Date of birth (1902-05-17)17 May 1902
Place of birth Paraná, Argentina
Date of death 16 February 1982(1982-02-16) (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
Representing  Argentina
Winner South American Championship 1925
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alejandro Nicolás de los Santos (17 May 1902 — 16 February 1982) was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward for San Lorenzo, Dock Sud, El Porvenir, Huracán and Argentina.

Early life

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De los Santos was born in Paraná on 17 May 1902 to Angolan Argentine parents.[1]

Career

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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 of only three black footballers to appear for Argentina.[1][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "De los Santos: la negra excepción albiceleste" (in Spanish). Salmon Palangana. 16 February 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Alfredo de los Santos" (in Spanish). Museo de San Lorenzo. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Alejandro de los Santos" (in Spanish). Base de Datos del Futbol Argentino. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Southamerican Championship 1925". RSSSF. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ^ "How Santos became the 1st of just 3 Black soccer players to represent Argentina". 20 December 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2024.