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Santos Football Club (South Africa)
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Lansdowne
Lansdowne, Cape Town
Lansdowne is a suburb in Cape Town, South Africa. It is part of the area Cape Flats, and is situated 10 kilometres SouthEast of Cape Town City Centre, between the two neighbour towns Rondebosch East and Crawford. Lansdowne is served by a railway station of the same name, on the Cape Flats...
, Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
that plays in the Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League
Premier Soccer League is the trading name of the National Soccer League of South Africa. The top league is the ABSA Premiership, sponsored by ABSA...
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History
The club was established in HeideveldHeideveld
Heideveld is a town or suburb in the Athlone part of Cape Town, South Africa. Its name means "heath-field".- Location :It is located in the Cape Town Metro area...
on the Cape Flats
Cape Flats
The Cape Flats is an expansive, low-lying, flat area situated to the southeast of the central business district of Cape Town. To many people in Cape Town, the area is known simply as 'The Flats'....
in 1982 and was originally known as Lightbodys Santos FC. During apartheid it was renowned for the insistence on non-racial inclusivity – hence the nickname The People's Team.
They played in the Federation Professional League (FPL), the only truly non-racial football body in the country from 1982 to 1990. They won the championship in 1983/4/6/7/8/90 before joining the National Soccer League
National Soccer League (South Africa)
The National Soccer League was a South African association football league established in 1985, as a response to boardroom disagreements in the new topflight non-racial league NPSL...
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The NSL became the PSL in 1996 and Santos tasted their first success in the new format of the league in 2001–02 when they surprisingly won the title under the mentorship of Gordon Igesund
Gordon Igesund
Gordon Igesund is a former South African football player and coach who became manager of Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows in 2010.-Playing career:...
. This side featured players like Edries Burton, Andre Arendse
Andre Arendse
Andre Leander Arendse is a retired South African football goalkeeper.He played mostly for Oxford United, Fulham FC , Cape Town Spurs, Santos, Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United. He is also a co-presenter with SuperSport, South Africa's sporting channel.He played for South Africa national...
, Musa Otieno
Musa Otieno
Musa Otieno is a Kenyan former soccer player.-Club:Otieno has enjoyed an illustrious career on his native continent, playing for AFC Leopards and Tusker FC in Kenya, and since 1997 for Santos in the South African Premier Soccer League...
and the club's all-time top goalscorer Jean-Marc Ithier
Jean-Marc Ithier
Jean-Marc Ithier is a retired Mauritian footballer.-Career:Ithier joined Engen Santos of South Africa from the Mauritian club Sunrise Flacq United in 1999, and played for the People's Team until his retirement in 2006...
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They were also crowned Bob Save Super Bowl
Nedbank Cup
The Nedbank Cup is the current name of South Africa's premier club football knockout tournament. While many formats have been used over the years, the tournament has always been based on the idea of giving lower league and amateur teams a chance to compete with clubs from the top league for the cup...
winners in 2001 and BP Top 8
MTN 8
The MTN 8 is the current name of South Africa's oldest football cup competition. It is made up of the top eight teams that finished in that order at the close of the ABSA Premiership season...
winners in 2002.
Notable former coaches
David BrightDavid Bright (soccer)
Major David Bright is a Botswanan football coach currently managing Bay United. He is considered to be one of Botswana’s most successful coaches....
Roald Poulsen
Roald Poulsen
Roald Poulsen is a Danish football manager, who most prominently won the 1989 Danish championship with Odense BK and managed the Zambia national football team....
Clive Barker
Clive Barker (soccer)
Clive William Barker is a South African football coach. He guided the South African national team to their only African Nations Cup title in 1996.-Player:...
Roger De Sa
Roger De Sá
Roger De Sá is a South African football manager who currently coaches Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits...
Gordon Igesund
Gordon Igesund
Gordon Igesund is a former South African football player and coach who became manager of Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows in 2010.-Playing career:...
Muhsin Ertugral
Muhsin Ertugral
Muhsin Ertuğral is a Turkish football coach. He speaks German, Turkish and English fluently. He grew up in Cologne, Germany.Ertuğral is most notable for coaching in Africa.-Coaching career:...
Notable former players
Musa OtienoMusa Otieno
Musa Otieno is a Kenyan former soccer player.-Club:Otieno has enjoyed an illustrious career on his native continent, playing for AFC Leopards and Tusker FC in Kenya, and since 1997 for Santos in the South African Premier Soccer League...
Jean-Sebastien BaxJean-Sebastien Bax
Jean-Sebastien Bax is a retired French-Mauritian footballer.He played mainly as a defensive midfielder and a defender. Over the years, he played for Fire Brigade SC in Mauritius, AS Marsouins in Réunion, and Engen Santos in South Africa...
Jean-Marc Ithier
Jean-Marc Ithier
Jean-Marc Ithier is a retired Mauritian footballer.-Career:Ithier joined Engen Santos of South Africa from the Mauritian club Sunrise Flacq United in 1999, and played for the People's Team until his retirement in 2006...
Ricardo Mannetti
Ricardo Mannetti
Ricardo Mannetti is a retired Namibian footballer. He competed for the Namibia national football team from 1992–2003, including the 1998 African Cup of Nations.-References:...
Andre Arendse
Andre Arendse
Andre Leander Arendse is a retired South African football goalkeeper.He played mostly for Oxford United, Fulham FC , Cape Town Spurs, Santos, Mamelodi Sundowns and SuperSport United. He is also a co-presenter with SuperSport, South Africa's sporting channel.He played for South Africa national...
Danleigh Borman
Danleigh Borman
Danleigh Borman is a South African footballer who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.-College and Amateur:...
Edries Burton Duncan Crowie Thando Mngomeni
Thando Mngomeni
Thando Mngomeni is a South African football midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Bidvest Wits....
Nasief Morris
Nasief Morris
Mogammat Nasief Morris is a South African footballer who plays for SuperSport United F.C. as a central defender.-External links:*...
Honours
- PSL Champions: 2001/02
- ABSA Cup Winners: 2003
- FPL League Champions: 1983, 84, 86, 87, 88, 90
- FPL Cup Winners: 1985, 88, 90
- Challenge Cup Winners: 1988
- Bob Save Super Bowl Winners: 2001
- BP Top 8 Winners: 2002
Club records
- Most starts: Edries Burton 409
- Most goals: Jean-Marc Ithier 70
- Most capped player: Musa Otieno (Kenya)
- Most starts in a season: Cassiem Mohamed 44 (1993)
- Most goals in a season: Duncan Crowie 19 (1991)
- Record victory: 6–0 v Intercity Aces (6/3/99, Bob Save Super Bowl); vs Beau West City (26/2/05, Absa Cup); vs Cemforce FC (12/3/05, Absa Cup); vs Island FC (11/3/06, Absa Cup)
- Record defeat: 1–7 v Sundowns (19/8/98, PSL)
Premier Soccer League record
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Club officials/Technical team
- Chairman:
Goolam Allie - COO: Edries Burton
- General manager: Cyril Martin
- Team manager: Yusuf Gester
- Coach: Boebie SolomonsBoebie SolomonsAbubakaar "Boebie" Solomons is a South African football coach who currently works as head coach at Premier Soccer League club Engen Santos...
- Assistant coaches: David Notoane &
Musa OtienoMusa OtienoMusa Otieno is a Kenyan former soccer player.-Club:Otieno has enjoyed an illustrious career on his native continent, playing for AFC Leopards and Tusker FC in Kenya, and since 1997 for Santos in the South African Premier Soccer League... - Goalkeeper coach: Nigel Dixon
2011–12 First team squad
As of September 14, 2011Foreigners
In the South African PSL, only five non-South African nationals can be registered. Players with foreign and South African citizenship do not count as foreigners.Boitumelo Mafoko
Boitumelo Mafoko
Boitumelo Mafoko is a Botswanan footballer who plays for Santos in the South African Premier Soccer League.-External links:*...
Ryan Harrison Tawonga Chimodzi
Tawonga Chimodzi
Tawonga Chimodzi is a Malawian footballer who currently plays for Engen Santos in the South African Premier Soccer League and Malawi. His position is midfielder.-External links:...
Peter MpondaPeter Mponda
Peter Mponda is a Malawian footballer who currently plays for Santos Football Club in South Africa. He plays as a central defender and is the captain of the Malawi national team.-External links:...
Pere Ariweriyai