Gonzalo de los Santos
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gonzalo de los Santos da Rosa | ||
Date of birth | 19 July 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Salto, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 | Peñarol | 62 | (5) |
1997–1998 | Mérida | 31 | (2) |
1998–2001 | Málaga | 86 | (6) |
2001–2006 | Valencia | 31 | (2) |
2003–2004 | → Atlético Madrid (loan) | 32 | (3) |
2005 | → Mallorca (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Hércules | 46 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Peñarol | 25 | (0) |
Total | 329 | (19) | |
International career | |||
1996–2005 | Uruguay | 33 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2013–2014 | Miramar Misiones | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gonzalo de los Santos da Rosa (born 19 July 1976) is a Uruguayan retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is a manager.
He spent the vast majority of his professional career in Spain, playing 280 competitive matches for six teams over 11 seasons – 179 in La Liga alone, being crowned champion with Valencia – but started and finished it at the same club, Peñarol.
De los Santos won 33
Club career
De los Santos was born in
For the 2006–07 campaign, after having spent one year in the sidelines, de los Santos joined Segunda División side Hércules CF. After two seasons where he was relatively used, he returned to Peñarol on 29 July 2008,[2] retiring from football two years later at the age of 34.
International career
A Uruguayan international for nine years, de los Santos was selected for the squad that appeared in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, featuring 20 minutes in the 0–0 group stage draw against France.[3] He also represented the nation at the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup in Saudi Arabia, playing four games in an eventual fourth-place finish.
References
- ^ "El nuevo Málaga cumple los 20 años en Champions" [New Málaga celebrate 20 years in Champions]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 30 June 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Peñarol ficha a De los Santos" [Peñarol sign De los Santos] (in Spanish). Uruguay Al Día. 29 July 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ "France face anxious wait". BBC Sport. 6 June 2002. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
- Stats at Liga de Fútbol Profesional (in Spanish)
- Gonzalo de los Santos at BDFutbol
- National team data (in Spanish)
- Gonzalo de los Santos at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gonzalo de los Santos – FIFA competition record (archived)