Eduardo Santana

Eduardo Santana
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Eduardo Santana
Date of birth	November 29, 1958
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death	October 19, 2023 (aged 64)
Place of death	Huehuetenango, Guatemala
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1976	Flamengo
1977–1978	Vasco da Gama
1979–1981	Águila
1981–1983	Xelajú
1984–1985	Aurora
1986	Águila
1987	Olimpia
1988	Municipal
1989	Alajuelense
1990–1991	Suchitepéquez
1992–1994	Juventus Caribbean
1996	USAC
Managerial career
1995	Juventus Caribbean
1998	Club Ayuntamiento (assistant)
1998	Deportivo Carchá
1999	Deportivo Suchitepéquez
2000	Zacapa
2001	USAC
2002	Cobán Imperial
2003	Belize
2004	Petapa
2005	Malacateco
2007	Deportivo Mixco
2008	Heredia
2009	Atlético Balboa
2009	Dragón
2023	Barillas FC
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eduardo Santana (November 29, 1958 – October 19, 2023) was a Brazilian football player and manager.

He last coached C.D. Dragón in the Segunda División de Fútbol Salvadoreño of El Salvador.

Playing career

A midfielder, Santana played for several clubs in Guatemala Xelajú (1981–1983), Aurora (1984–85), Municipal (1988), Deportivo Suchitepéquez (1989), Escuintla (1991–92), and Juventud Retalteca (1993–1994). He scored 52 goals.^[1]

Death

On October 19, 2023, while coaching second division side Barillas FC, Santana suffered a heart attack and was pronounced dead.^[2]

Honours

Players

Aurora F.C.

Liga Nacional de Guatemala: 1984

Olimpia

Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras: 1987–1988

Manager

Alianza F.C.

Salvadoran Primera División

References

^ "Descanse en paz este talentoso mediocampista" [May this talented midfielder rest in peace]. Antorcha Deportiva (in Spanish). October 18, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
^ "Falleció ex jugador de Olimpia, Eduardo Santana" [Former Olimpia player Eduardo Santana has died]. Diario Deportivo Más (in Spanish). October 19, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

External links

Eduardo Santana, técnico del Balboa – El Gráfico (in Spanish)
Eduardo Santana at playmakerstats.com (English version of ceroacero.es)
mybestplay.com
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[1] "Descanse en paz este talentoso mediocampista" [May this talented midfielder rest in peace]. Antorcha Deportiva (in Spanish). October 18, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

[2] "Falleció ex jugador de Olimpia, Eduardo Santana" [Former Olimpia player Eduardo Santana has died]. Diario Deportivo Más (in Spanish). October 19, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.

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