João Santos (Portuguese footballer)

João Santos
Personal information
Full name João dos Santos
Date of birth 11 February 1909
Place of birth Portugal
Date of death Unknown
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Vitória Setúbal
National team
1926-1931 Portugal 11 (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.

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 26, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.