José Santamaría

José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias (born 31 July 1929) is a retired football central defender and manager. He spent his 18-year career with Nacional and Real Madrid, winning 12 titles with the latter club including four European Cups.

José Santamaría
Santamaría in 1976
Personal information
Full name José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias
Date of birth (1929-07-31) 31 July 1929
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
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

Born in Uruguay, Santamaría represented both the Uruguay and Spain national teams. He later embarked on a managerial career, which included a two-year spell with Spain.

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