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- 1 2 Santiago Ostolaza at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Ostolaza, Ostolaza (2 January 2009). "Toyota Cup - Most Valuable Player of the Match Award". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ↑ Passo Alpuin, Luis Fernando (2009-05-01). "Uruguay - Record International Players". RSSSF . Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ↑ Santiago Ostolaza – FIFA competition record (archived)
