Sergio Rodolfo Santín Spinelli (born August 6, 1956 in Salto) is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Bocha" during his professional career.[1] He is the current assistant coach of Ricardo Gareca in the Chile national team.
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| Full name | Sergio Rodolfo Santín Spinelli | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chile (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1979 | Danubio | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Deportivo Pereira | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | Cúcuta Deportivo | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Deportivo Pereira | 119 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Atlético Nacional | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Peñarol | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Atlético Nacional | 158 | (45) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986 | Santos | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | América de Cali | 72 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Cristal Caldas | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Once Philips | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1986 | Uruguay | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Once Philips (player/manager) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Once Philips (interim) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Cúcuta Deportivo | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Atlético Nacional (youth) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | América de Cali (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Santa Fe (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Talleres (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Universitario (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2013 | Vélez Sarsfield (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Palmeiras (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2022 | Peru (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Vélez Sarsfield (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Chile (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editHaving made his official debut on July 18, 1980 against Peru (2-2), Santín obtained a total number of 18 international caps for the Uruguay national football team. He represented his native country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number eleven jersey.
Santín played club football for Danubio and Peñarol in Uruguay and Cúcuta Deportivo, Atletico Nacional, and América de Cali in Colombia.[2]
Coaching career
editFollowing his retirement, Santín became the manager of Once Caldas, then called Once Philips, and later led Cúcuta Deportivo.[2]
Since 2005, he has worked as Ricardo Gareca's assistant coach in both clubs and national teams.[2][3] Since February 2024, he performed as assistant coach in the Chile national team.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Plantel profesional y Cuerpo técnico / Vélez Sarsfield".
- ^ a b c "SERGIO SANTÍN, EL JUGADOR CON MÁS GOLES DE PENAL EN EL FPC". Dimayor (in Spanish). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "Profile" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ^ "Ricardo Gareca y su Cuerpo Técnico ya están en Chile para iniciar su trabajo con la Selección Nacional". ANFP (in Spanish). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
External links
edit- Sergio Santín at WorldFootball.net
- Sergio Santín at BDFA (in Spanish)
