Fernando Castro Santos

Fernando Castro Santos (born 20 February 1952) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender, and a manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Castro and the second or maternal family name is Santos.
Fernando Castro Santos
Personal information
Full name Fernando Castro Santos
Date of birth (1952-02-20) 20 February 1952
Place of birth Poio, Spain
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1981 Pontevedra
Teams managed
1983–1988 Pontevedra
1988–1989 Arenteiro
1989–1995 Compostela
1995–1997 Celta
1997–1998 Braga
1998–1999 Sevilla
1999–2000 Tenerife
2000–2002 Poli Ejido
2002–2003 Braga
2003 Córdoba
2004–2005 Almería
2006–2007 Vecindario
2008 Poli Ejido
2010 Leixões
2010–2011 Pontevedra
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

During his career, he worked in several clubs in his country as well as in Portugal.

Football career

Born in Poio, Province of Pontevedra, Santos began working as a manager at only 30 with local Pontevedra CF, before moving to Galician neighbours SD Compostela in 1989. During his six-year spell at the latter club, he led it from the fourth division to La Liga.

After helping Compos retain their top flight status in the 1994–95 season,[1] Santos stayed in the region, signing with Celta de Vigo and remaining there for two years.[2] He started 1997–98 in Portugal with S.C. Braga, being sacked after a few months (the side eventually reached the domestic cup final) and returning to his country with Sevilla FC, in the second level.

Leaving Sevilla in summer 1999 after the team's top flight promotion, Santos spent the following years at CD Tenerife, Polideportivo Ejido,[3] Córdoba CF, UD Almería and UD Vecindario – all in the country's second tier, safe for 2000–01; he also spent some of the 2002–03 campaign again at Braga, meeting the same fate.

On 9 February 2010, Santos returned to Portugal as a replacement for sacked José Mota at Leixões SC.[4] On 21 October, he returned to his first club Pontevedra after taking over from Ángel Viadero.[5]

Personal life

Castro Santos' son, Diego Castro, is a professional footballer. A winger, he represented with success Sporting de Gijón and Perth Glory FC.[6]

References
  1. "Un Compos de Primera" [Primera Compos] (in Spanish). Míticos del Balompié. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. Fernando Castro Santos; Diario de Córdoba, 23 October 2003 (in Spanish)
  3. "Castro Santos sustituye a Tapia" [Castro Santos replaces Tapia] (PDF) (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 31 October 2001. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. Castro Santos no Leixões (Castro Santos at Leixões); Leixões SC, 9 February 2010 (in Portuguese)
  5. "Fernando Castro Santos, nuevo técnico del Pontevedra" [Fernando Castro Santos, new manager of Pontevedra] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. Diego Castro y Fernando Castro Santos, duelo entre padre e hijo en Segunda (Diego Castro and Fernando Castro Santos, father-son duel in Segunda) Archived 13 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine; Hoy Sport, 23 January 2008 (in Spanish)
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