João Santos (Portuguese footballer)

João Santos
Personal information
Full nameJoão dos Santos
Date of birth11 February 1909
Place of birthPortugal
Date of deathUnknown
Playing positionForward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Vitória Setúbal
National team
1926-1931Portugal11(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

João dos Santos (born 11 February 1909, date of death unknown) was a Portuguese footballer who played for Vitória Setúbal and the Portugal national team, as forward.

International career

Santos made his debut for the national team 24 January 1926 against Czechoslovakia in a 1-1 draw in Porto, just 16 years old and scored Portugals one goal. He was a member of Portugals Squad in the 1928 Football Olympic Tournament, and played one game against Yugoslavia (2-1 win). Santos gained 11 caps and scored 4 goals.

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