Carlos Santos (footballer, born 1989)

Carlos Manuel Guedes dos Santos (born 31 March 1989) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender but also as a left back.

Carlos Santos
Personal information
Full name Carlos Manuel Guedes dos Santos[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Barroselas, Portugal[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1997–2003 AD Barroselas
2003–2008 Porto
2004−2005Padroense (loan)
2006−2007Candal (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Eléctrico 62 (6)
2011 Juventude Évora 6 (0)
2011–2012 Coimbrões 18 (0)
2012–2017 Boavista 89 (5)
2017–2018 Salgueiros 12 (1)
2018–2019 AD Oliveirense 11 (1)
Total 198 (13)
International career
2005 Portugal U16 4 (1)
2005 Portugal U17 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Barroselas, Viana do Castelo District, Santos spent the vast majority of his career in the lower leagues. In 2012, he signed with Boavista F.C. of the third division.

At the end of 2013–14, and due to the consequences of the Apito Dourado affair, the club was promoted straight into the Primeira Liga. He made his debut in the competition on 14 September 2014 at the age of 25, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against Académica de Coimbra,[2] and finished his first season with two goals[3][4] in 25 matches to help his team easily retain their league status.

In the summer of 2017, Santos left the Estádio do Bessa and had almost everything arranged with Aris Limassol FC, having even been presented. However, he left after the Cypriot First Division club tried to alter the contract's conditions without his knowledge,[5] and joined S.C. Salgueiros in his country's third tier shortly after.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Carlos Santos" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Boavista alcança primeira vitória na Liga graças a um autogolo" [Boavista get first League win thanks to own goal]. Público (in Portuguese). 14 September 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ Marques, Sara (9 November 2014). "Carlos Santos (Boavista): "É o meu primeiro golo na I Liga"" [Carlos Santos (Boavista): "It's my first goal in the I League"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Boavista complica a vida ao Penafiel" [Boavista make life harder for Penafiel]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 4 April 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. ^ "A "terrível experiência" de Carlos Santos, ex-capitão do Boavista, em Chipre" [The "terrible ordeal" of Carlos Santos, former Boavista captain, in Cyprus] (in Portuguese). Bancada. 7 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Carlos Santos e Edivândio no Salgueiros" [Carlos Santos and Edivândio to Salgueiros] (in Portuguese). Sábado. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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