Sergio Santín

Sergio Santín
Personal information
Full name	Sergio Rodolfo Santín Spinelli
Date of birth	6 August 1956 (age 67)
Place of birth	Salto, Uruguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Chile (assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1979	Danubio
1980	Deportivo Pereira
1981	Cúcuta Deportivo
1981–1982	Deportivo Pereira
1983–1984	Atlético Nacional
1984–1985	Peñarol
1985–1986	Atlético Nacional
1986	Santos
1987–1990	América de Cali
1990	Cristal Caldas
1991–1992	Once Philips
International career
1980–1986	Uruguay
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
Representing Uruguay
Copa América
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Playing career[edit]

Having 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[edit]

Following 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 football team|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 2010-10-20.
^ "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)

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[1] "Plantel profesional y Cuerpo técnico / Vélez Sarsfield".

[dimayor-2] "SERGIO SANTÍN, EL JUGADOR CON MÁS GOLES DE PENAL EN EL FPC". Dimayor (in Spanish). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[3] "Profile" (in Spanish). Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield. Retrieved 2010-10-20.

[4] "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.

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