José Santamaría
 Santamaría in 1976 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1929[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Date of death | 15 April 2026 (aged 96) | ||
| Place of death | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Atlético Pocitos | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1957 | Nacional | ||
| 1957–1966 | Real Madrid | 227 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1952–1957 | Uruguay | 20 | (0) |
| 1958–1962 | Spain | 16 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1971 | Spain (youth / Olympic) | ||
| 1971–1977 | Español | ||
| 1978–1980 | Spain U21 | ||
| 1980–1982 | Spain | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
José Santamaría (31 July 1929 – 15 April 2026) was an Uruguayan-Spanish football player. He played for the Uruguay national team and the Spain national team.
Santamaría died in Madrid, Spain on 15 April 2026 at the age of 96.[2][3]
Career statistics
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[change | change source]| Club statistics | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Spain | League | |||
| 1957-58 | Real Madrid | La Liga | 27 | 0 |
| 1958–59 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 1959–60 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1960–61 | 27 | 1 | ||
| 1961–62 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1964–65 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1965–66 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Country | Spain | 226 | 2 | |
| Total | 226 | 2 | ||
International
[change | change source]| Uruguay national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | 8 | 0 |
| 1955 | 0 | 0 |
| 1956 | 5 | 0 |
| 1957 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 0 |
| Spain national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 5 | 0 |
| 1961 | 7 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Cite error: The named reference
Biowas used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ De Juan, Manu (15 April 2026). "Fallece Santamaría, ídolo desde la defensa del gran Real Madrid de Di Stéfano" [Death of Santamaría, defensive idol of Di Stéfano's great Real Madrid]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ "Muere José Emilio Santamaría, leyenda del Real Madrid de Di Stéfano" [Death of José Emilio Santamaría, legend of Di Stéfano's Real Madrid] (in Spanish). Radio France Internationale. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "José Santamaría". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ↑ "José Emilio Santamaría - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com.
Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to José Santamaría.
- José Santamaría at BDFutbol
- José Santamaría manager profile at BDFutbol
- José Santamaría at National-Football-Teams.com
- José Santamaría – FIFA competition record (archived)
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