Fufi Santori
Puerto Rican basketball player and coach / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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José Santori Coll (May 7, 1932 – April 2, 2018) was a Puerto Rican basketball player and coach. Santori was also, for a short period late in his life, a bachata singer; he recorded an album, named El Sentimiento de Fufi (Fufi's Feeling), which was musically directed by Harry Fraticelli, during 2011.[1]
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Personal information | |
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Born | (1932-05-07)May 7, 1932 Santurce, Puerto Rico |
Died | April 2, 2018(2018-04-02) (aged 85) Hato Rey, Puerto Rico |
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Listed weight | 161 lb (73 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 1951–1961 |
Position | Point guard |
Coaching career | 1962–1972 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1951 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
1952-1953 | Gallitos de la UPR |
1954 | Cangrejeros Santurce |
1955–1961 | Capitanes de Arecibo |
As coach: | |
1962 | Cangrejeros de Santurce |
1967-1972 | Vaqueros de Bayamón |
1967-1969 | Puerto Rico National Team |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, he was better known as Fufi Santori. After his retirement from National Superior Basketball Santori became a coach and television sportscaster. He was also a physical education, basketball and tennis instructor at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez for nearly thirty years. Fufi Santori was of Corsican-Puerto Rican descent. He was also, through his maternal grandfather, of Irish descent.