Georges Santos

Quick Facts

Full Name	Georges Santos
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 15, 1970(1970-08-15)
Age	54
Country	France
Birth City	Marseille
Horoscope	Leo

Georges Santos Biography

Georges Santos is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 15, 1970 in Marseille, France. Georges Santos (born 15 August 1970) is born in France. Cape Verde former professional footballer and club scout who worked for Ligue 1 side Olympique de Marseille.

Georges joined Albion’s League rivals Sheffield United soon after departing from The Hawthorns. Santos was part of and out from the Blades team and made 68 games, including six goals scored in his period in the hands of Neil Warnock at Bramall Lane. Santos the 2001-2002 season at Sheffield ended up being an extremely low point in his career when Santos was among three Sheffield United players who were dismissed in the infamous Battle at Bramall Lane game with his old club West Brom that was abandoned after the team was reduced to just six players after three red cards as well as two injury- related injuries. With goalkeeper Simon Tracey already off the field, the game reached its peak in the 65th minute in which Santos who United had added to their squad a few seconds prior, was dismissed for a two-footed high-impact at Andy Johnson; Johnson had earlier fractured Santos cheekbone, and had also injured his eye socket through an elbow swing during his time being a player in the team of Nottingham Forest, and this was actually their first game following the incident. The two teams fought on the field. During the melee, a United player, Patrick Suffo, was exiled because he headbutted Derek McInnes. Then, United captain Keith Curle was lucky not to receive being sent off for appearing to kick McInnes. Warnock did not select Santos for another time as this would be his last appearance as an Sheffield United player.

After remaining without a club until December 2002, Santos joined Grimsby Town, signing a deal until the end of the season. He notably scored his only goal for Grimsby in a 2–0 victory over local rivals and fellow relegation strugglers Sheffield Wednesday, towering above his marker to power home a header from the centre of the penalty area following a Stuart Campbell corner. Santos became a popular figure amongst the club’s supporters and he was singled out for a lot of praise despite the club’s overall poor form during the season. Initially signed as a midfielder, Santos had been drafted in as a makeshift centre half when Steve Chettle was ruled out for a lengthy period. He was usually paired with Jamaican youngster Simon Ford or player/manager Paul Groves who incidentally this season had adopted playing at centre half in opposed to his regular central midfield sitting. Despite the best efforts of Santos he was unable to help save the Mariners from relegation from the First Division, but went on to be awarded with the Player of the Season award for his stone wall like performances at the back. Despite winning this award and putting himself in the running for club captain for the 2003–2004 campaign, Santos rejected a new contract in order to stay in the First Division.

In the summer of 2003 he parted company with Grimsby and joined Joe Royle’s Ipswich Town on a three-month contract. He made his debut on 8 August 2003 in the club’s 1–1 league draw with Reading He stayed at Portman Road for the entire 2003–2004 season, scoring once against Cardiff City, and would go on to make a total of 36 appearances in all competitions.

The day of the transfer deadline in 1999-2000 Gary Megson’s West Bromwich Albion, where he was instrumental in preserving its Division One status during a hard fighting relegation battle. The Baggies and Grimsby Town fight to stay out of danger, at the expense Port Vale, Walsall and Swindon Town. After playing in just eight matches for Albion and deciding not to sign an ongoing deal with Albion and resigned from Albion at the beginning of the year 2000.

Georges Santos Net Worth

Georges Santos is one of the richest Association Football Player from France. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Georges Santos 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In his time as a player, he played an defender as well as a midfielder in a span that ran between 1997 and the year 2009. He was a key player for the Football League for Tranmere Rovers, West Bromwich Albion, Sheffield United, Grimsby Town, Ipswich Town and Queens Park Rangers. There were also stints with Toulon, Brighton & Hove Albion, Oxford United, Chesterfield, Alfreton Town, Farsley Celtic and Fleetwood Town. He was also capped four times with his home country of the Cape Verde Islands.

Santos made his professional debut with Toulon and then moved into England for Tranmere Rovers on the 8th of August 1998. They were led by ex- Liverpool player John Aldridge. Santos made his debut with Rovers on August 8, 1998 in a 2-0 loss to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the First Division. He would go on to make 53 appearances with Rovers scoring two goals between the months of August 1998 between March 2000 and August 1998. After refusing to sign a new contract, the club dropped him by Aldridge and consequently was not able to play in an opportunity to play in the 2000 Football League Cup Final and was sacked by the club within a short time.

Santos, although born in France, qualified to play for Cape Verde through his parents, who are both originally from the islands. He made his international debut for Cape Verde on 6 September 2002 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Mauritania.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On 29 September 2008 he joined Fleetwood Town, who would go on to be his last club.

Facts & Trivia

Georges Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in France. Georges Santos celebrates birthday on August 15 of every year.

Santos began working as a European scout for Manchester City in 2013. He went on to scout for RCD Mallorca and Olympique de Marseille.