Geraldo Francisco dos Santos

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Zizinho
Personal information
Full name Geraldo Francisco dos Santos
Date of birth (1962-06-11) 11 June 1962 (age 50)
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).

Geraldo Francisco dos Santos (born 11 June 1962) is a Brazilian former professional footballer nicknamed Zizinho.

Career [edit]

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.

Personal life [edit]

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).

References [edit]

  1. ^ (Portuguese) "Player profile". Brazilian Football Confederation. Retrieved 17 June 2010. 
  2. ^ (Spanish) "Player profile". Medio Tiempo. Retrieved 17 June 2010. 
  3. ^ MISL career stats


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