Santos Iriarte
Victoriano Santos Iriarte (2 November 1902 – 10 November 1968), nicknamed "El Canario" (The Canary), was a Uruguayan football forward, member of the Uruguay national team that won the first-ever World Cup in 1930, and of Racing Club de Montevideo at the club level.
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Iriarte with Uruguay in 1930. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Victoriano Santos Iriarte | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | November 2, 1902 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Canelones, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | November 10, 1968 (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1923–1932 | Racing Montevideo | 423 | (34) | ||||||||||||||
| 1932–1934 | Peñarol | 156 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 579 | (64) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1930–1931 | Uruguay | 5 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Iriarte, an outside left, played all four of Uruguay's matches in the 1930 World Cup and scored two goals; one in the semifinal against Yugoslavia and one in the 68th minute of the final match to give Uruguay a 3–2 lead in their comeback win against Argentina.
International goals
Uruguay's goal tally first
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 27 July 1930 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Yugoslavia | 4–0 | 6–1 | 1930 FIFA World Cup |
| 2. | 30 July 1930 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Argentina | 3–2 | 4–2 | 1930 FIFA World Cup Final |
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