Santos "Vasquito" Urdinarán Barrena (30 March 1900 – 14 July 1979), known as El Vasquito, was a footballer from Uruguay who played as a forward.[2] He played for Nacional from 1919 to 1933 (318 matches and 124 goals), playing the position of right winger. He was born and died in Montevideo.

Santos Urdinarán
Santos Urdinarán in 1928
Personal information
Full name Santos Urdinarán Barrena [1]
Date of birth (1900-03-30)30 March 1900
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Date of death 14 July 1979(1979-07-14) (aged 79)
Place of death Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1933 Nacional 318 (124)
International career
1923–1930 Uruguay 20 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Uruguay
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1924 Paris Team
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1930 Uruguay
South American Championship
Winner 1923 Uruguay
Winner 1924 Uruguay
Winner 1926 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He also played 20 matches and scored 2 goals for the Uruguay national football team. With the national team, he won the 1930 FIFA World Cup (without playing the final), two Olympic titles (1924 and 1928),[3] and three Copa Americas (in 1923, 1924 and 1926).

Honours edit

Nacional

Uruguay

References edit

  1. ^ https://atilio.uy/jugador:1864
  2. ^ "Santos Urdinarán". Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Santos Urdinarán". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

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World Cup-winners status
Preceded by Oldest Living Player
30 June 1969 – 14 July 1979
Succeeded by