Santiago Santos Andrés

Santi Santos
Personal information
Full name Santiago Santos Andrés
Date of birth (1984-03-01) 1 March 1984
Place of birth La Virgen del Camino, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club 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– Cultural Leonesa 109 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2016.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Santos and the second or maternal family name is Andrés.

Santiago 'Santi' Santos Andrés (born 1 March 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa as a central defender.

Club career

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.[1]

On 17 July 2009, Santos signed with Segunda División club FC Cartagena.[2] 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.[3]

In February 2010 Santos rescinded his link with the Murcians, returning to Cultural shortly after.[4] He went on to resume his career in the lower divisions, starting with Real Unión[5] and returning to Leonesa for a third stint.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Santi Santos del Real Valladolid B ficha por la Cultural Leonesa (Santi Santos from Real Valladolid B signs for Cultural Leonesa); Join Futbol, 3 July 2008 (Spanish)
  2. ↑ 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 (Spanish)
  3. ↑ 'Hat trick' de Toché y épica remontada del Cartagena ('Hat trick' from Toché and epic comeback from Cartagena); Marca, 3 September 2009 (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Cartagena rescinde el contrato del defensa Santi Santos (Cartagena rescinds contract of defender Santi Santos); Marca, 1 February 2010 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ El Real Unión presenta a Santi Santos (Real Unión presents Santi Santos); Diario de León, 25 August 2011 (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Oficial: Cultural Leonesa, regresa Santi Santos (Official: Cultural Leonesa, Santi Santos returns); Todo Mercado Web, 1 September 2012 (Spanish)
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