Career
He played his entire career for Deportivo Saprissa, and was the team"s captain for several seasons. Santana was a very quick, and talented player, with awesome shooting and passing skills. He played in 419 league games for the club
He played with Costa Rica"s national team as well, and was the captain of the team that beat then 1982 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup champions Italy in the 1984 Olympics in Los Los Angeles
After his retirement, Santana briefly coached Saprissa, but was dismissed after 4 months in September 1999 and has worked with both Saprissa"s minor league system, as well coaching several Costa Rican U-17 and U-20 national teams. He also managed second division Uruguay and Belén.