Eduardo de Saa
Chilean footballer
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Eduardo de Saa was a footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. Born in Spain, he played for the Chile national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Lugo, Spain | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1930 | La Paternal | ||
| 1931–? | Vélez Sarsfield | 14 | (1) |
| 1937–1938 | Unión Española | ||
| 1939–1941 | Universidad de Chile | 29 | (1) |
| 1942 | Always Ready | ||
| International career | |||
| 1941 | Chile | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1942 | Always Ready | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Lugo, Spain, De Saa developed his career in South America. He joined Vélez Sarsfield, alongside his brother Manuel Herminio, from Club Atlético La Paternal[1][2][3] as a forward, but he later turned into a defender. For the club, he made fourteen appearances and scored one goal.[2]
In the late 1930s, De Saa emigrated to Chile and played for Unión Española.[4] In 1939, he joined Universidad de Chile,[5][6][7] becoming the first Argentine player in the club history.[8] With them, he won the 1940 league title, the first one for the club.[9][10][11]
In April 1942, he moved to Bolivia[12] and performed as both player and manager of Always Ready, coinciding with the Chilean goalkeeper Horacio Amaral.[13]
At international level, De Saa represented the Chile in 1941[14] becoming the third Argentine to make it after Colin Campbell (1910) and Salvador Nocetti (1940).[15]
Personal life
His brother, Manuel Herminio,[16] was a well-known defender of Vélez Sarsfield between 1926 and 1941 and represented the Argentina national team in 1935.[2]
Born in Lugo, Spain,[2] to a Spanish father and an Argentine mother,[17] he naturalized Argentine.[8]
Due to his origin, he and his brother were nicknamed Gallego.[12][13][17]