Efraín Santander

Segundo Efraín Santander Cancino (born 7 December 1941), known as Efraín Santander, is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for clubs in Chile and Guatemala.

Club career
Santander came to Colo-Colo youth system from La Calera. At senior level, he won two national league titles in 1969 and 1970, becoming one of the few goalkeepers from the youth system who have won any league. In addition, he won the friendly 1969 Torneo Internacional de Chile, where competed Dynamo Moscow, Corinthians, among other clubs. In Chile, he also had a brief step on loan at Deportes La Serena in 1961.

In 1972 he moved to Guatemala and joined Municipal. After a step with Juventud Católica, he returned to Municipal and won the 1974 Liga Nacional de Guatemala.

International career
Since he was 16 years old, he was a Chile youth international footballer. He represented Chile U20 in the 1958 South American Championship alongside players such as José Sulantay, Jorge Venegas, Alberto Fouillioux, among others. In 1960 he took part of the Chile U20 squad with Hernán Carrasco as coach.

At senior level, he made an appearance for the Chile national team in the match against Peru on 21 August 1968.

Personal life
Santander was nicknamed El Negro (The Black One).

On 6 April 1965, Santander was one of the constituent footballers of Sindicato de Futbolistas Profesionales de Chile, the trade union of professionales footballers in Chile, alongside fellows such as Misael Escuti, Francisco Valdés, Hugo Lepe, among others.

Honours
Colo-Colo
 * Chilean Primera División (2): 1963, 1970
 * Torneo Internacional de Chile (1): 1969 Torneo Internacional de Chile

Municipal
 * Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala (1): 1974 Liga Nacional de Guatemala

Chile
 * Copa del Pacífico (Chile-Perú) (1): 1968 Copa del Pacífico