I’ve wanted it for a long time Giovani dos Santos was booked by America club Bee pass market In 2019 and so far he has had a period full of interruptions and plagued by injuries, good moments, some irregularities and football shortages.
Therefore, it is worth analyzing the character himself and the man outside the playing field, beyond all his qualities on the field. To relax and enjoy number 10 which is another eagle fan, azulcremas!
The 25 Things You Didn’t Know About Giovani dos Santos
25. Your full name
Giovani dos Santos arrived in America he always dreamed of (Jam media).
Giovani Álex dos Santos Ramírez, although many stay with “Gio” and that’s it.
24. His father is a foreigner and played in America
The father is called Geraldo Francisco dos Santos, they call him Zizinho, he was born in Brazil and even wore these colors in three stages: 1980-82, 83-84 and 90-91.
23. You have dual nationality
Gio dos Santos started his career in Barcelona. (Photo: Getty)
He is not only Mexican, but also Spanish.
22. Why did Barcelona sign him?
Giovani dos Santos started well in Barcelona, but never consolidated (Getty).
In 2001 the U-12 National Team played the Nations Cup in Paris, France, where he caught the attention of Blaugrana viewers thanks to his great performance. He even won FIFA’s Golden Boot as the best player in that tournament.
21. Start with everything in Catalunya
Gio got off to a promising start in Barcelona. (Photo: Getty)
He was the top scorer in the Spanish Youth League A title with seven goals, so after two years in the Basic Forces of Barcelona, he signed an official contract to join the first team.
20. Barça’s debut with the Primera
On July 28, 2006, aged just 17, he took to the field against the Danish Aarthus in a preseason friendly match that ended with a 3-0 win and a great goal.
19. Introduced by Thierry Henry in its official premiere with Barcelona
Gio dos Santos appeared for Henry in its official Barcelona premiere (Getty).
Already for points he replaced the French star against Athletic Bilbao in the 61st minute on September 2, 2007.
18. When Ronaldinho praised him fully
The Brazilian crack spoke miracles about Gio, whom he met during his time with the Catalans.
17. Your numbers abroad
Giovani dos Santos showed good things at Villarreal (Getty).
Barcelona (B and A between 2006 and 2008): 64 official games with 10 goals, 7 assists and 1 title.
Tottenham (2008-12): 33 games with 3 goals and 4 assists.
Ipswich (2008-09): 8 commitments with 4 shouts and 1 pass.
Galatasaray (2009-10): 18 games with 3 assists.
Racing de Santander (2010-11): 16 crashes, 5 goals and 3 assists.
Mallorca (2012-13): 32 games with 6 goals and 7 assists.
Villarreal (2013-15): 74 games with 18 goals and 15 assists.
Los Angeles Galaxy: 79 duels with 28 screams and 15 assists.
Gio dos Santos is already an emblem of the Mexican national team (Jam media).
From all divisions of the Tricolor, dos Santos garnered 5 trophies: a U-17 World Cup, three Gold Cups and an Olympic gold medal in London 2012.
15. Played six different tournaments with El Tri
Gio dos Santos at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil (Picture: Getty)
He participated in the World Cup, the Confederations, the Qualifications, the Gold, the Copa América and the Olympic Games.
14. Your personal information
Giovani with the Eagles. (Photo: Image 7)
Gio was born on May 11, 1989 (31 years old) in Monterrey, he is 1.75 m tall. and weighs 71 kilos.
13. Individual Awards
Dos Santos broke it in the 2009 Gold Cup (Picture: Getty)
Silver ball of the U-17 World Cup in 2005.
Bronze ball at the U-20 World Cup in 2007.
Best Player of the Concacaf Gold Cup in 2009.
Second best young player at the 2010 World Cup.
Best player of the Mexico – Cameroon match at the 2014 World Cup.
Best Latin Footballer of the 23rd Day of MLS 2015.
12. He played in three teams with his brother Jonathan
Giovani and Jonathan dos Santos, almost always together (Jam media).
In Barcelona, Villarreal and the Galaxy shared the squad with Jona, in addition to the national team, of course.
11. The variation of its value according to Transfermarkt
Gio has diminished its value since arriving in Coapa. (Photo: Image 7)
This specialized portal indicates that the maximum price in the market was on January 23, 2015, when he was in the Yellow Submarine and it was quoted at twelve million euros. Today it only costs a million …
10. Representation
Gio wears 10 in America. (Photo: Image 7)
Your letter will be handled by the company SHINE Entertainment Media, which also includes Jona, Jesús Chuy Corona and that had other national elements such as Aldo De Nigris, Gerardo Torrado, Francisco Palencia and Jorge Campos for example.
9. Social networks
Gio dos Santos’ Twitter account, quite in demand.
Dos Santos has official profiles on Twitter (@OficialGio), Facebook (@Oficialgiovanidossantos) and Instagram (@oficialGio).
8. The main sponsor
Gio’s slippers. (Photo: Image 7)
Nike is the brand wearing 10 for now.
7. The contract with America
Gio at the Azteca. (Photo: Image 7)
The offensive has a link with Azulcremas until June 30, 2021.
6. The other brother who was a footballer
Éder has a profile on the Liga MX page.
While not as famous as he and Jonathan, Éder dos Santos also had a stint in this sport, although retired today at the age of 37.
In 2020 and in the midst of the pandemic of coronavirusthe club published a video that quickly went viral.
4. The favorite destination for holidays
The Caribbean is his favorite place to rest as a professional before any preseason.
3. The video of the presentation in America
These were his first words as a footballer of the Greatest.
2. The virtual friendly against Raúl Jiménez
To keep fans entertained in the middle of Covid-19, he played an entertaining duel with the champion forward with Ame.
1. The talisman in the Nest of Coapa
Every time he scores, the eagles don’t lose … Keep it up.
Good: the necessary reinforcements arrived
Regular: missing addition hierarchy
Bad: pure filling has arrived