Sergio Rodolfo Santín Spinelli (born August 6, 1956 in Salto

Salto, Uruguay

Salto is the capital city of the Salto Department in northwestern Uruguay and the second largest city of the country. It is located on Route 3, about northwest of Montevideo, and on the east bank of Río Uruguay, across the city Concordia of Argentina...

) is a retired football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 from Uruguay

Uruguay

Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...

, who was nickname

Nickname

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d "Bocha" during his professional career.

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

Uruguay national football team

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. He represented his native country at the 1986 FIFA World Cup

1986 FIFA World Cup

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, wearing the number eleven jersey.

Santín played club football for Danubio

Danubio F.C.

-History:Danubio was founded by the Bulgarian born brothers, Miguel and Juan Lazaroff, on March 1, 1932 together with other youths from the "Republica de Nicaragua" school in Montevideo...

 and Peñarol

C.A. Peñarol

Club Atlético Peñarol also known as Carboneros, Aurinegros and familiarly as Manya, is an Uruguayan sports club based in the Peñarol barrio, Montevideo, best known for its professional football team. The team plays their home matches in Estadio Centenario, the largest stadium in the country, but...

 in Uruguay and Cúcuta Deportivo, Independiente Medellín

Independiente Medellín

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 and América de Cali

América de Cali

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 in Colombia

Colombia

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Santín currently works as Ricardo Gareca

Ricardo Gareca

Ricardo Alberto Gareca, nicknamed el Tigre , is an Argentine football manager and former player. He currently manages Vélez Sársfield in the Argentine Primera División....

's assistant coach in Vélez Sársfield

Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield

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's coaching staff

Coaching staff

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.