Santos Gaia
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Márcio dos Santos Gaia | ||
Date of birth | 8 September 1978 | ||
Place of birth | São Mateus, Brazil | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2006 | Exeter City | 122 | (12) |
2006–2007 | Stevenage Borough | 47 | (1) |
2007–2008 | → Grays Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2008 | Grays Athletic | 6 | (0) |
2008 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Weymouth | 25 | (0) |
2009 | Crawley Town | 3 | (1) |
2009–2010 | Truro City | ||
International career | |||
Brazil U17[1] | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:09, 9 March 2009 (UTC) |
Márcio dos Santos Gaia, commonly known as Santos Gaia, (born 8 September 1978) is a Brazilian footballer from São Mateus who plays as a defender.
Career
Gaia, a defender, holds a Spanish passport (gained through marriage), which means he does not require a
On 26 June 2006, Gaia signed a two-year contract with
Santos Gaia signed for Grays Athletic on loan on 22 November 2007 until 1 January 2008, when the deal was made permanent for £10,000.[5][6]
He signed for
On 20 May 2008, Gaia signed for Weymouth alongside Pierre Joseph-Dubois.[9]
On 26 February 2009, Gaia joined Crawley Town, signing until the end of the season.[10] He scored his first goal for Crawley on 8 March 2009, ironically against former club Weymouth.[11] In June 2009, Gaia turned down a sizeable offer from Rushden & Diamonds and joined Cornish side Truro City instead.[12][13]
Honours
- FA Trophy: 2007
References
- ^ Graceful Gaia finds a little Brazil in Exeter[dead link], Independent.co.uk
- ^ "Man Utd 0-0 Exeter". BBC. 8 January 2005. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "FA Trophy semi-final first legs". BBC. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ "Forest Green 4–2 Stevenage". BBC. 25 September 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ Player Signings Archived 25 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, graysathletic.co.uk
- ^ 3 NEW PLAYERS IN, 3 OUT[permanent dead link], stevenageborofc.com
- ^ Santos to The Shay Archived 17 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, graysathletic.co.uk
- ^ Grays squad set for a fresh look, BBC Sport
- ^ Terras sign defender and striker, BBC Sport
- ^ Crawley Town sign Santos and Hurren, Crawley Observer
- ^ "Crawley 4–2 Weymouth". BBC. 8 March 2009. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ City Go Brazilian! Archived 25 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine, trurocityfc.co.uk
- ^ Brazilian ace joins City as Macca signs three players, thisiscornwall.co.uk
External links
- Santos Gaia at Soccerbase