Santiago Alejandro Gallucci Otero (born 8 March 1991) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for Douglas Haig Gallucci was born in Ramallo, Buenos Aires Province,[1] and began his football career in the youth system of River Plate in 2002.
[2] He was selected for the Argentina under-20 team,[3] and in mid-2011, was on the bench for the second leg of the playoff against Belgrano,[4] which saw River relegated from the top division for the first time in their history.
[5] He took part in pre-season training with the first team under new manager Matías Almeyda, and was in the starting eleven for friendly matches,[6][7] but fell out of favour and never made a senior appearance.
[2] He was allowed to travel to Spain for a trial with Villarreal that proved unsuccessful,[2] and in 2013, his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
[14][15] He started all but one match and was, according to El Mercurio's headline writer, "the brain that pulls the strings" as the team finished as runners-up in the 2017 Torneo de Transición.