Gérson dos Santos

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Gérson dos Santos
Personal information
Date of birth (1922-07-14)14 July 1922
Place of birth Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death 5 June 2002(2002-06-05) (aged 79)
Place of death Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Pitangui-MG
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1945 Cruzeiro 31 (0)
1945–1956 Botafogo 371 (2)
1946 → Cruzeiro (loan) 1 (0)
1956–1957 Cruzeiro 7 (0)
International career
1952–1954 Brazil 3 (0)
Managerial career
1957 Cruzeiro
1958–1959 Cruzeiro
1962 Cruzeiro
1966–1967 Atlético Mineiro
1969–1970 Cruzeiro
1974 Vila Nova
1977 Vila Nova
1981 Remo
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gérson dos Santos (14 July 1922 – 5 June 2002) was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Gérson dos Santos began his career at Pitangui FC in Belo Horizonte. As a professional, he arrived at Palestra Itália (currently Cruzeiro EC) in 1942, where as a youth player, he was part of the three-time state champion squad in 1943–45. Still, in 1945, he was transferred to Botafogo, where he marked his time by making 371 appearances and becoming the state champion in 1948.[1] Gérson formed the defensive system called the "maginot line" at Botafogo, alongside Oswaldo Baliza and Nilton Santos. He still returned to Cruzeiro, where he ended his career as a player.[2][3]

International career

For the Brazil national team, dos Santos was part of the winning squad of the 1952 Panamerican Championship, playing one match in the campaign.[4] In 1954 he was called up again, participating in two matches for the 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5]

Managerial career

As a coach, Gérson dos Santos began his career immediately after retiring in 1957 at Cruzeiro. He also had spells at Atlético Mineiro, Vila Nova and Remo.[2]

Honours

Cruzeiro

Botafogo

Brazil

References

  1. "Década Gloriosa - Anos 1930 e 1940". Botafogo FR (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  2. "Gerson… a linha Maginot de 1948". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 7 March 2013. Archived from the original on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  3. "Gérson dos Santos". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  4. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1947-1952". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  5. "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1953-1956". RSSSF Brazil. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2024.