Santi Santos

Santi Santos
Personal information
Full name	Santiago Santos Andrés
Date of birth	1 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	La Virgen del Camino, Spain
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Cultural Leonesa
Youth career
	Oviedo
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2003	Oviedo B
2003–2004	Avilés
2004–2007	Celta B
2007–2008	Valladolid B
2008–2009	Cultural Leonesa
2009–2010	Cartagena
2010–2011	Cultural Leonesa
2011–2012	Real Unión
2012–	Cultural Leonesa
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2016

Template:Spanish name Santiago 'Santi' Santos Andrés (born 1 March 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa as a central defender.

Club career

Born in La Virgen del Camino, Castile and León, Santos started playing youth football with Real Oviedo. In 2002, he made his senior debuts, playing with the B-side in Tercera División.

In 2003 summer Santos first arrived in Segunda División B after signing with neighbouring Real Avilés, and contributed with 26 appearances and three goals in his only season with the Asturians. In the following years he only represented reserve teams, Celta de Vigo B and Real Valladolid B, and in 2008 joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa also in the third level.^[1]

On 17 July 2009, Santos signed with Segunda División club FC Cartagena.^[2] He made his professional debut on 3 September, starting in a 3–2 home win over Elche CF for the campaign's Copa del Rey.^[3]

In February 2010 Santos rescinded his link with the Murcians, returning to Cultural shortly after.^[4] He went on to resume his career in the lower divisions, starting with Real Unión^[5] and returning to Leonesa for a third stint.^[6]

References

^ Santi Santos del Real Valladolid B ficha por la Cultural Leonesa (Santi Santos from Real Valladolid B signs for Cultural Leonesa) Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 3 July 2008 (in Spanish)
^ El Cartagena cierra el fichaje del central Santi Santos, de la Cultural (Cartagena completes signing of stopper Santi Santos, from Cultural); La Verdad, 17 July 2009 (in Spanish)
^ 'Hat trick' de Toché y épica remontada del Cartagena ('Hat trick' from Toché and epic comeback from Cartagena); Marca, 3 September 2009 (in Spanish)
^ El Cartagena rescinde el contrato del defensa Santi Santos (Cartagena rescinds contract of defender Santi Santos); Marca, 1 February 2010 (in Spanish)
^ El Real Unión presenta a Santi Santos (Real Unión presents Santi Santos); Diario de León, 25 August 2011 (in Spanish)
^ Oficial: Cultural Leonesa, regresa Santi Santos (Official: Cultural Leonesa, Santi Santos returns); Todo Mercado Web, 1 September 2012 (in Spanish)

External links

Santi Santos at BDFutbol
Santi Santos at Futbolme (in Spanish)
Santi Santos at Soccerway

[1] Santi Santos del Real Valladolid B ficha por la Cultural Leonesa (Santi Santos from Real Valladolid B signs for Cultural Leonesa) Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 3 July 2008 (in Spanish)

[2] El Cartagena cierra el fichaje del central Santi Santos, de la Cultural (Cartagena completes signing of stopper Santi Santos, from Cultural); La Verdad, 17 July 2009 (in Spanish)

[3] 'Hat trick' de Toché y épica remontada del Cartagena ('Hat trick' from Toché and epic comeback from Cartagena); Marca, 3 September 2009 (in Spanish)

[4] El Cartagena rescinde el contrato del defensa Santi Santos (Cartagena rescinds contract of defender Santi Santos); Marca, 1 February 2010 (in Spanish)

[5] El Real Unión presenta a Santi Santos (Real Unión presents Santi Santos); Diario de León, 25 August 2011 (in Spanish)

[6] Oficial: Cultural Leonesa, regresa Santi Santos (Official: Cultural Leonesa, Santi Santos returns); Todo Mercado Web, 1 September 2012 (in Spanish)

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