Sergio Santín

Sergio Rodolfo Santín Spinelli (born August 6, 1956 in Salto) is a retired football striker from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Bocha" during his professional career.^[1]

Sergio Santín

Personal information
Full name	Sergio Rodolfo Santín Spinelli
Date of birth	(1956-08-06) 6 August 1956 (age 69)
Place of birth	Salto, Uruguay
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1975–1979	Danubio
1980	Deportivo Pereira
1981	Cúcuta Deportivo
1981–1982	Deportivo Pereira	119	(29)
1983–1984	Atlético Nacional
1984–1985	Peñarol
1985–1986	Atlético Nacional	158	(45)
1986	Santos	14	(0)
1987–1990	América de Cali	72	(16)
1990	Cristal Caldas
1991–1992	Once Philips
International career
1980–1986	Uruguay	18	(0)
Managerial career
1991	Once Philips (player/manager)
1992	Once Philips (interim)
1994–1995	Cúcuta Deportivo
1996–1997	Atlético Nacional (youth)
2005	América de Cali (assistant)
2006	Santa Fe (assistant)
2007	Talleres (assistant)
2007–2008	Universitario (assistant)
2009–2013	Vélez Sarsfield (assistant)
2014	Palmeiras (assistant)
2015–2022	Peru (assistant)
2023	Vélez Sarsfield (assistant)
2024–2025	Chile (assistant)
Medal record Representing  Uruguay Copa América Winner 1983 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions Runner-up 1985 France
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Playing career

Having made his official debut on July 18, 1980 against Peru (2-2), Santín obtained a total number of 18 international caps for the Uruguay national football team. He represented his native country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, wearing the number eleven jersey.

Santín played club football for Danubio and Peñarol in Uruguay and Cúcuta Deportivo, Atletico Nacional, and América de Cali in Colombia.^[2]

Coaching career

Following his retirement, Santín became the manager of Once Caldas, then called Once Philips, and later led Cúcuta Deportivo.^[2]

Since 2005, he has worked as Ricardo Gareca's assistant coach in both clubs and national teams.^[2][3] In 2024–25, he performed as assistant coach for the Chile national team.^[4]