José Souto (20 December 1959 – 15 January 2019) was a French professional football player and manager.

José Souto
Personal information
Date of birth (1959-12-20)20 December 1959
Place of birth Arzúa, Spain
Date of death 15 January 2019(2019-01-15) (aged 59)
Place of death Metz, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1977 Thionville
1977–1981 Metz 45 (5)
1979–1980Thionville (loan) 34 (8)
1981–1984 Laval 98 (12)
1984–1986 Strasbourg 67 (5)
1986–1987 Tours 31 (4)
1987–1988 Lens 35 (4)
1988–1990 Quimper 19 (1)
1990–1994 Thionville
Total 329 (39)
Managerial career
1992–2000 Thionville
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

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Souto was born in Arzúa, Spain.[1] He was married with two children.[2] He was also an amateur tennis player.[2]

Career

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Souto played as a defensive midfielder for Thionville, Metz, Laval, Strasbourg, Tours, Lens and Quimper.[1]

He also served as manager of Thionville between 1992 and 2000.[2]

Later life and death

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He later worked as a consultant for TV channels Orange Sport and beIN Sports.[2]

He died on 15 January 2019, at the age of 59.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Profile" (in French). FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Football : l'ancien joueur du FC Metz José Souto s'est éteint" (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.