Santiago Cortés (footballer)
Santiago Cortés Méndez (19 January 1945 – 25 July 2011) was a footballer from El Salvador.
 Cortés in 1970 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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
- Sentido pesame a la familia de Santiago Cortez Mendez, heroe Marciano, campeon en 1970 y mundialista con la seleccion de El Salvador en Mexico 70 - CD Atlético Marte
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