Fernando Santana
Mexican footballer
Fernando Massiel Santana Santillán (born 17 May 1986) is a former Mexican football player. Born in Temascalapa, he was a midfielder for Zacatepec.
International Tournaments
Massiel Santana played 26 minutes in the 2008 InterLiga for Pumas UNAM, receiving a yellow card against Cruz Azul. Later that year, he would go on to play three matches (vs. C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo, Houston Dynamo, and scoring a goal against San Francisco F.C.) during the 2008–09 CONCACAF Champions League.
Fernando returned to the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League to play in six matches (vs.
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