Santillana (footballer)

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

Santillana
Santillana in 2009
Personal information
Full name Carlos Alonso González
Date of birth (1952-08-23) 23 August 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Santillana del Mar, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Satélite
1966–1970 Barreda
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1971 Racing Santander 35 (16)
1971–1988 Real Madrid 461 (186)
Total 496 (202)
International career
1970 Spain U18 1 (0)
1971 Spain U23 1 (0)
1971–1976 Spain amateur 6 (3)
1981 Spain B 1 (1)
1975–1985 Spain 56 (15)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up 1984 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alonso González (born 23 August 1952), known as Santillana, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a striker.

He was best known for his Real Madrid spell, which consisted of 17 La Liga seasons and 645 competitive matches. He signed with the club in 1971, from Racing de Santander.

The recipient of more than 50 caps for Spain, Santillana represented the nation in two World Cups and as many European Championships.

Club career

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Born in Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Santillana (his nickname taken from his birthplace) started playing professionally with local Racing de Santander. He moved to Real Madrid and La Liga in 1971 alongside teammate Francisco Aguilar, aged just 19,[1] and scored ten goals in 34 games in his debut season as the team were crowned league champions.[2]

Santillana went on to win nine league titles, four Copa del Reys and two consecutive UEFA Cups, scoring in both finals. He played 645 first-team matches – a record which stood until Manolo Sanchís surpassed him during the 1997–98 campaign – and scored 290 goals;[3][4] the eighth-highest all-time scorer in the first division, with 186 goals in 461 appearances, he never won the Pichichi Trophy.[5]

After just 12 league appearances in 1987–88, in which he scored four times, Santillana retired from football at almost 36, finding the net in a 2–1 home win against Real Valladolid. Madrid won three titles in a row in his final three seasons.[6]

International career

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Santillana played 56 times and scored 15 goals for the Spain national team, his debut being on 17 April 1975 in a 1–1 draw with Romania for the UEFA Euro 1976 qualifiers held in Madrid. He represented his country in the 1978 and 1982 FIFA World Cups, as well as three European Championships: 1976, reaching the quarter-finals, 1980, failing to advance to the second round, and 1984 which ended with a runner-up finish to hosts France, with the player coming close to scoring the opener on a header saved just off the line by Luis Fernández.[7][8]

On 21 December 1983, during a European Championship qualifying match against Malta that had to be won by 11 goals in order to qualify, Santillana scored a hat-trick in the first half and added a fourth in the second period, as Spain won 12–1 and qualified at the expense of the Netherlands.[9]

Style of play

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Santillana possessed stellar heading skills despite not reaching 1.80 m, courtesy of his jumping ability, and was widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the history of Spanish football.[10][11][12]

Career statistics

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Club

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Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Racing Santander 1970–71 35 16 1 0 — 0 0 — 36 16
Total 35 16 1 0 — 0 0 — 36 16
Real Madrid 1971–72 34 10 6 3 — 4[a] 2 — 44 15
1972–73 29 10 0 0 — 6[b] 5 — 35 15
1973–74 18 3 6 7 — 0 0 — 24 9
1974–75 32 17 7 3 — 4[c] 3 — 43 23
1975–76 30 12 2 1 — 7[b] 5 — 39 18
1976–77 30 12 2 0 — 4[b] 1 — 36 13
1977–78 34 24 6 4 — — — 40 28
1978–79 33 18 11 6 — 4[b] 2 — 48 26
1979–80 33 23 6 3 — 8[b] 3 — 47 29
1980–81 31 13 4 1 — 8[b] 3 — 43 17
1981–82 20 9 3 0 — 5[a] 2 — 28 11
1982–83 27 9 6 8 5 5[d] 9[c] 8 1[e] 0 48 29
1983–84 31 13 8 3 0 0 2[a] 1 — 41 17
1984–85 22 4 2 0 5 3 8[a] 5 — 37 12
1985–86 27 4 6 5 2 0 9[a] 5 — 44 14
1986–87 18 1 2 1 — 5[b] 2 — 25 4
1987–88 12 4 7 4 — 4[b] 0 — 23 8
Total 461 186 84 49 12 8 87 47 1 0 645 290
Career total 496 202 85 49 12 8 87 47 1 0 681 306
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in European Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in European Cup Winners' Cup
  4. ^ Includes the first goal in the semi-finals of the Copa de la Liga against Real Zaragoza on 22 June 1983; some sites such as Be Soccer attribute it to Santillana, while others such as BDFutbol attribute it as an own goal by Eugenio Vitaller.[15]
  5. ^ Appearance in Supercopa de España

International

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition[8]
1. 16 November 1975 23 August, Bucharest, Romania  Romania 0–2 2–2 Euro 1976 qualifying
2. 24 April 1976 Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain  West Germany 1–0 1–1 Euro 1976 qualifying
3. 4 October 1978 Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia  Yugoslavia 0–2 1–2 Euro 1980 qualifying
4. 13 December 1978 El Helmántico, Salamanca, Spain  Cyprus 3–0 5–0 Euro 1980 qualifying
5. 5–0
6. 9 December 1979 Tsirion, Limassol, Cyprus  Cyprus 0–2 1–3 Euro 1980 qualifying
7. 27 April 1983 La Romareda, Zaragoza, Spain  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 Euro 1984 qualifying
8. 16 November 1983 De Kuip, Rotterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–1 2–1 Euro 1984 qualifying
9. 21 December 1983 Benito Villamarín, Seville, Spain  Malta 1–0 12–1 Euro 1984 qualifying
10. 2–1
11. 3–1
12. 9–1
13. 11 April 1984 Luis Casanova, Valencia, Spain  Denmark 1–1 2–1 Friendly
14. 26 May 1984 Charmilles, Geneva, Switzerland   Switzerland 0–1 0–4 Friendly
15. 17 June 1984 Vélodrome, Marseille, France  Portugal 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 1984

Honours

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Real Madrid[6][10]

Spain

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Fallece Ico Aguilar, jugador cántabro del Real Madrid en la década de los setenta" [Death of Ico Aguilar, Cantabrian player of Real Madrid in the 70s]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ Carmona, Adrián (28 April 2012). "Santillana, el goleador que marcaba desde el cielo" [Santillana, the striker who scored from the sky] (in Spanish). Defensa Central. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Santillana: "El salto de Cristiano de parado es de un atleta prodigioso"" [Santillana: "Cristiano's cold jump is that of a prodigious athlete"]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 7 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ Siguero, Santiago (19 October 2021). "Benzema, a un gol del mito Santillana" [Benzema, trailing legendary Santillana by one goal]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. ^ Ruiz, Marco (17 May 2007). "Raúl iguala a Santillana con 186 goles en Liga" [Raúl equals Santillana with 186 goals in League]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  6. ^ a b Casado, Edu (18 February 2013). "Qué fue de… Carlos Alonso 'Santillana'" [What happened to… Carlos Alonso 'Santillana']. 20 minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b Mentruit, Imma (13 April 2016). "1984: Los 'bleus' se coronan tras el error de Arconada" [1984: 'Bleus' crowned after Arconada's mistake]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  8. ^ a b Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Carlos Alonso González, 'Santillana' – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
  9. ^ "España, con 12 goles a Malta, alcanzó la fase final de la Eurocopa" [Spain, with 12 goals to Malta, reached European Championship finals.]. El País (in Spanish). 22 December 1983. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. ^ a b "A goalscorer with a potent leap". Real Madrid CF. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  11. ^ Ruiz, Marco (20 May 2016). "Santillana, la mejor cabeza del mundo" [Santillana, best head the world]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  12. ^ Zara, Furio (15 May 2018). "Pavoletti e i grandi specialisti di testa dell'Italia e del mondo" [Pavoletti and the great heading specialists in Italy and the world] (in Italian). Calcio Mercato. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  13. ^ Santillana at BDFutbol
  14. ^ "Santillana » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Real Madrid 5 (5–3) 3 Real Zaragoza" (in French). Be Soccer. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  16. ^ Cosín, Alberto (23 August 2018). "Carlos Santillana: Una cabeza de oro" [Carlos Santillana: A golden head] (in Spanish). La Galerna. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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