João Santos (Portuguese footballer)

João Santos
Personal information
Full name	João dos Santos
Date of birth	11 February 1909
Place of birth	Portugal
Date of death	Unknown
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Vitória Setúbal
International career
1926–1931	Portugal
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

João dos Santos (born 11 February 1909, date of death unknown) was a Portuguese footballer who played for Vitória Setúbal and the Portugal national team, as forward.

International career[edit]

Santos made his debut for the national team 24 January 1926 against Czechoslovakia in a 1–1 draw in Porto, just 16 years old and scored Portugals one goal. He was a member of Portugals Squad in the 1928 Football Olympic Tournament, and played one game against Yugoslavia (2-1 win).^[1] Santos gained 11 caps and scored 4 goals.

International goals[edit]

^[2]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 January 1926	Campo do Ameal, Porto, Portugal	Czechoslovakia Amateur	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2.	18 April 1926	Stade des Ponts Jumeaux, Toulouse, France	France	4–2	4–2
3.	26 December 1926	Campo do Ameal, Porto, Portugal	Hungary	1–2	3–3
4.	8 January 1928	Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal	Spain	2–2	2–2