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

• João Santos profile at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Stats at Eu-Football
• João Santos' profile at worldfootball.net