Geraldo Francisco dos Santos


Geraldo Francisco dos Santos is a Brazilian former professional footballer nicknamed Zizinho who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, dos Santos began his professional career in Mexico in 1980 with América. He also played for León and Necaxa, making a total of 135 appearances, scoring 27 goals, in the Primera División de México.
Dos Santos played in MISL for Los Angeles Lazers for the 1986 and 1987 seasons.
Dos Santos later played for Monterrey La Raza, an indoor team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, between 1993 and 1997.

Personal life

He has three Mexican sons, all players who have elected to represent to their country at international level - Éder, Giovani and Jonathan.