Alejandro de los Santos

Alejandro de los Santos
Personal information
Full name	Alejandro Nicolás de los Santos
Date of birth	17 May 1902
Place of birth	Paraná, Argentina
Date of death	16 February 1982 (aged 79)
Place of death	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1914–1920	Club Oriente del Sud
Senior career*
Years	Team
1921	San Lorenzo
1921–1924	Dock Sud
1924–1931	El Porvenir
1931–1934	Huracán
International career
1922–1925	Argentina
Managerial career
1935	Huracán
1940	Huracán
1945	Huracán
Medal record
Representing Argentina
	*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]