Santiago Cortés (footballer)

Santiago Cortés Méndez (19 January 1945 – 25 July 2011) was a footballer from El Salvador.

Santiago Cortés

Cortés in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Santiago Cortés Méndez
Date of birth	January 19, 1945
Place of birth	San Salvador, El Salvador
Date of death	25 July 2011(2011-07-25) (aged 66)
Place of death	Los Angeles, U.S.
Position(s)	defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1973	Atlético Marte
International career
	El Salvador
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2009

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Méndez.

International career

Cortés represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.^[1]

Death

Santiago Cortes Mendez, who figured as midfielder for the national team of El Salvador who participated in the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, died on Monday, 25 July 2011 in Los Angeles at age 66, after suffering in recent months of brain cancer.^[2]