Alejandro de los Santos

Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Nicolás de los Santos
Date of birth	(1902-05-17)17 May 1902
Place of birth	Paraná, Argentina
Date of death	16 February 1982(1982-02-16) (aged 79)
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1914–1920	Club Oriente del Sud
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	( Gls)
1921	San Lorenzo	10	(2)
1921–1924	Dock Sud
1924–1931	El Porvenir	148	(80)
1931–1934	Huracán	73	(21)
International career
1922–1925	Argentina	5	(0)
Managerial career
1935	Huracán
1940	Huracán
1945	Huracán
Medal record Representing   Argentina Winner South American Championship 1925
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alejandro Nicolás de los Santos (17 May 1902 — 16 February 1982) was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward for San Lorenzo, Dock Sud, El Porvenir, Huracán and Argentina.

Early life

De los Santos was born in Paraná on 17 May 1902 to Angolan Argentine parents. ^[1]

Career

In 1921, de los Santos signed for San Lorenzo. On 22 May 1921, de los Santos made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win against Banfield. ^[2] After spells at Dock Sud and El Porvenir, de los Santos signed for Huracán in 1931, scoring 21 goals in 73 league appearances, making a total of 25 goals in 88 appearances in all competitions. ^{[1] [3]}

In December 1925, de los Santos won the South American Championship with Argentina. ^[4] De los Santos was the first of only three black footballers to appear for Argentina. ^{[1] [5]}

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