Efraín Santander


Segundo Efraín Santander Cancino, known as Efraín Santander, is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for clubs in Chile and Guatemala.

Club career

Santander came to Colo-Colo youth system from La Calera. At senior level, he won two national league titles in 1969 and 1970, becoming one of the few goalkeepers from the youth system who have won any league. In addition, he won the friendly, where competed Dynamo Moscow, Corinthians, among other clubs. In Chile, he also had a brief step on loan at Deportes La Serena in 1961.
In 1972, he moved to Guatemala and joined Municipal. After a step with Juventud Católica, he returned to Municipal and won the.

International career

Since he was 16 years old, he was a Chile youth international footballer. He represented Chile U20 in the 1958 South American Championship alongside players such as José Sulantay, Jorge Venegas, Alberto Fouillioux, among others. In 1960 he took part of the Chile U20 squad with Hernán Carrasco as coach.
At senior level, he made an appearance for the Chile national team in the match against Peru on 21 August 1968.

Personal life

Santander was nicknamed El Negro.
On 6 April 1965, Santander was one of the constituent footballers of, the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Misael Escuti, Francisco Valdés, Hugo Lepe, among others.

Honours

Colo-Colo
Municipal
Chile
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