| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geraldo Francisco dos Santos | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1980–1982 | América | 23 | (5) |
| 1982–1983 | León | 37 | (10) |
| 1983–1984 | América | 27 | (5) |
| 1984–1985 | Necaxa | 25 | (4) |
| 1986–1987 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 24 | (9) |
| 1990–1991 | León | 23 | (3) |
| 1993–1997 | Monterrey La Raza (indoor) | ? | (?) |
| Total | 135 | (27) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Geraldo Francisco dos Santos (born 11 June 1962) is a Brazilian former professional footballer nicknamed Zizinho.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil,[1] dos Santos began his professional career in Mexico in 1980 with América. He also played for León and Necaxa, making a total of 135 appearances, scoring 27 goals, in the Primera División de México.[2]
Dos Santos played in MISL for Los Angeles Lazers for the 1986 and 1987 seasons.[3]
Dos Santos later played for Monterrey La Raza, an indoor team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, between 1993 and 1997.
He has three Mexican sons, all players who have elected to represent to their country at international level - Éder (born 1984), Giovani (born 1989) and Jonathan (born 1990).