Santos (surname)

Santos, originally Portuguese or Spanish for Saints (singular Santo), is a common surname of Christian origin in Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries and the Philippines. Sometimes it can be the final part of a given name, generally preceded by the particle dos (mostly in Portugal and Galicia) or de los (mostly in Spain) (of the, meaning of the Saints, as in Miguel dos Santos, Michael of the Saints). There are also other Iberian grammatical forms that are De Santo, De Santos, Del Santo, Santi, Santis, Santiz, Senti, Sentis and others. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:

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Éder dos Santos

Éder dos Santos Ramírez (born 2 January 1984) is a former Mexican football player who played for Socio Águila in the Primera División A de México as a defensive midfielder. He made his debut as a substitute in the 2007 Apertura on November 18, 2007 against Académicos.

Dos Santos played for the Socio Águila Fútbol Club from the Primera División A de México, Mexico’s second division league team associated with the first division team of Club América. He is one of three sons of the Brazilian footballer known as Zizinho who played for the Mexican clubs Monterrey and Club América. His siblings Giovani currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy while his other brother Jonathan play for Villarreal CF.

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