Gonçalo Santos

Gonçalo José Gonçalves dos Santos (born 15 November 1986) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gonçalves and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Gonçalo Santos
Personal information
Full name Gonçalo José Gonçalves dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1986-11-15) 15 November 1986[1]
Place of birth Lamego, Portugal[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1996–2002 Cracks Lamego
2002–2005 Académica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2011 Académica 3 (0)
2005–2009 → Tourizense (loan) 84 (3)
2009–2010 → Santa Clara (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2011 → Aves (loan) 14 (0)
2011–2014 Estoril 83 (2)
2014–2017 Dinamo Zagreb 40 (0)
2015–2017 Dinamo Zagreb II 40 (0)
2017–2018 Aves 3 (0)
2018–2020 Estoril 51 (1)
2020–2021 Ethnikos Achna 8 (1)
2021 Vilafranquense 13 (0)
Total 350 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent most of his career in two spells at Estoril, making 72 Primeira Liga appearances for that club, Académica and Aves. He added 106 in the second tier for four teams, winning the 2012 title with Estoril. Abroad, he won two consecutive league and cup doubles with Dinamo Zagreb in Croatia.

Club career

Early years

Born in Lamego, Viseu District, Santos begin is formation on Cracks Clube de Lamego and completed at Associação Académica de Coimbra, where he made three Primeira Liga appearances in February 2009. He also had loans at G.D. Tourizense in the third division and C.D. Santa Clara and C.D. Aves of the second.[2]

Santos joined G.D. Estoril Praia in July 2011.[3] He played 28 matches – all starts – as they won the second tier,[4] scoring once for the game's only at U.D. Oliveirense on 26 February 2012.[5] The following 6 January, he scored his only goal in his country's top flight, consolation in a 1–3 home loss against S.L. Benfica.[6]

Dinamo Zagreb

On 23 June 2014, Santos signed a three-year contract at GNK Dinamo Zagreb in the Croatian Football League.[7] He made his debut on 11 July in the Super Cup, a 2–1 defeat to HNK Rijeka in which he was substituted at half-time for Marcelo Brozović;[8] he won the league and cup double in each of his first two seasons, but played in neither cup final.[9][10]

Return to Portugal

In June 2017, Santos returned to his country's top flight with Aves.[11] The following 27 January, after only four competitive appearances, he went back to Estoril.[12] Having been relegated in his first season back, he scored his first goal in over six years on 29 January 2019, opening a 2–1 win over S.C. Braga B at the Estádio António Coimbra da Mota;[13] he served as club captain.[14]

After a brief spell at Ethnikos Achna FC of the Cypriot First Division, Santos returned to Portugal's second tier on 27 January 2021, signing an 18-month deal at U.D. Vilafranquense.[15] He started working as a manager with Real SC, as assistant.[16]

Honours

Estoril

Dinamo Zagreb

References
  1. "Gonçalo" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (30 April 2022). ""Um dia, o Vítor Pereira deu-me umas fotocópias de uma entrevista ao Piqué e só me disse: 'Ando a dizer-te isto há um ano'"" ["One day, Vítor Pereira gave me some copies of an interview to Piqué and told me only this: 'I've been telling you this since last year'"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  3. "Bruno di Paula é o novo reforço" [Bruno di Paula is the new addition] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. "Estoril ganha e antecipa festa de subida à I Liga" [Estoril win and celebrate promoting to I League sooner than expected] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  5. "Honra: super-Estoril já tem onze pontos de vantagem" [Honour: super-Estoril already eleven points ahead] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  6. Pombo, Diogo (7 February 2015). "Um Marco, cinco jogos e só dois pontos contra o Benfica" [One Marco, five games and only two points against Benfica]. Observador (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  7. "OFICIAL: Gonçalo troca o Estoril pelo D. Zagreb" [OFFICIAL: Gonçalo swaps Estoril for D. Zagreb] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  8. "Dínamo de Zagreb de Eduardo derrotado na Supertaça" [Eduardo's Dinamo Zagreb defeated in the Supercup]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 11 July 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  9. Islamović, Elvir (21 May 2015). "Dínamo Zagreb garante "dobradinha" com a Taça da Croácia" [Dinamo Zagreb guarantee "double" with the Croatian Cup] (in Portuguese). UEFA. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  10. "Portugueses do Dínamo Zagreb fazem a "dobradinha"" [Dinamo Zagreb's Portuguese do the "double"] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  11. Maia, João; Gouveia Pereira, Miguel (22 June 2017). "Washington assinou pelo Aves, segue-se Vítor Gomes" [Washington signed for Aves, Vítor Gomes follows him]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  12. "Oficial: Estoril confirma regresso de Gonçalo Santos" [Official: Estoril confirm return of Gonçalo Santos]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 27 January 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  13. "Estoril-Praia SAD 2–1 SC Braga B: A subida ainda é um sonho!" [Estoril-Praia SAD 2–1 SC Braga B: Promotion is still a dream!] (in Portuguese). Bola na Rede. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  14. "Gonçalo Santos já se despediu" [Gonçalo Santos already said goodbye]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 June 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  15. Silva, Flávio Miguel (27 January 2021). "Gonçalo Santos regressa a Portugal para jogar no Vilafranquense" [Gonçalo Santos returns to Portugal to play for Vilafranquense]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  16. Simões de Abreu, Alexandra (1 May 2022). ""Apanhei uma bactéria, fiquei 20 dias internado, fiz três cirurgias para limpar o joelho, perdi 12 kg e estive em risco de ficar sem perna"" ["I caught a bacteria, was in hospital for 20 days, had three surgeries to clean up the knee, lost 12 kg and nearly lost my leg"]. Expresso (in Portuguese). Retrieved 26 October 2022.
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