Santiago 'Santi' Santos Andrés (born 1 March 1984) is a Spanish footballer. He played for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa as a central defender from 2013 to 2016.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Santiago Santos Andrés | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | La Virgen del Camino, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cultural Leonesa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oviedo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Oviedo B | 14 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Avilés | 26 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | Celta B | 82 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Valladolid B | 34 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Cultural Leonesa | 36 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Cartagena | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Cultural Leonesa | 47 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Real Unión | 27 | (3) |
| 2012–2016 | Cultural Leonesa | 109 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2016 | |||
Club career edit
Born in La Virgen del Camino, Castile and León, Santos started playing youth football with Real Oviedo. In 2002, he made his senior debuts, playing with the B-side in Tercera División.
In 2003 summer Santos first arrived in Segunda División B after signing with neighbouring Real Avilés, and contributed with 26 appearances and three goals in his only season with the Asturians. In the following years he only represented reserve teams, Celta de Vigo B and Real Valladolid B, and in 2008 joined Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa also in the third level.[2]
On 17 July 2009, Santos signed with Segunda División club FC Cartagena.[3] He made his professional debut on 3 September, starting in a 3–2 home win over Elche CF for the campaign's Copa del Rey.[4]
In February 2010 Santos rescinded his link with the Murcians, returning to Cultural shortly after.[5] He went on to resume his career in the lower divisions, starting with Real Unión[6] and returning to Leonesa for a third stint.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Santi Santos, Santiago Santos Andrés - Footballer | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
- ^ Santi Santos del Real Valladolid B ficha por la Cultural Leonesa (Santi Santos from Real Valladolid B signs for Cultural Leonesa) Archived 2013-12-13 at the Wayback Machine; Join Futbol, 3 July 2008 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Cartagena cierra el fichaje del central Santi Santos, de la Cultural (Cartagena completes signing of stopper Santi Santos, from Cultural); La Verdad, 17 July 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ 'Hat trick' de Toché y épica remontada del Cartagena ('Hat trick' from Toché and epic comeback from Cartagena); Marca, 3 September 2009 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Cartagena rescinde el contrato del defensa Santi Santos (Cartagena rescinds contract of defender Santi Santos); Marca, 1 February 2010 (in Spanish)
- ^ El Real Unión presenta a Santi Santos (Real Unión presents Santi Santos); Diario de León, 25 August 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ Oficial: Cultural Leonesa, regresa Santi Santos (Official: Cultural Leonesa, Santi Santos returns); Todo Mercado Web, 1 September 2012 (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Santi Santos at BDFutbol
- Santi Santos at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Santi Santos at Soccerway
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