Gonzalo De Los Santos

Date of birth19 July 1976
Place of birthSalto
NationalityUruguayan
Weight82 kg
Height1.86 m
PositionMidfielder

An excellent defensive midfielder he began his career at Penarol before moving to Merida in Spain for the 1997-1998 season. He moved to Malaga after one season and his performances won a dream move to Valencia for the 2001-2002 season. He played in the qualifying stages for the 1996 World Cup Finals he remained a regular squad member. He was dropped by Daniel Passarella after a red card against Paraguay but has returned as a regular under new coach Victor Pua. He is tall, tough in the tackle but rarely produces a constructive contribution in attack forming a formidable shield in front of the back four.

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
2000-01 Malaga Primera Liga 33
13
2001-02 Valencia Primera Liga 12
1
1
5
2001-02 Valencia UEFA Cup 6
1
2002-03 Valencia Primera Liga 11
6
1
2002-03 Valencia UEFA Champions League 2
2
2003-04 Atletico Madrid Primera Liga 30
2
3
17
2004-05 Real Mallorca Primera Liga 14
2
4
1
2004-05 Valencia Primera Liga 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
09 Jan 2005 Real Mallorca v Deportivo La Coruña D 2-2 Primera Liga 18
16 Jan 2005 Real Betis v Real Mallorca L 2-0 Primera Liga 19
23 Jan 2005 Real Madrid v Real Mallorca L 3-1 Primera Liga 20
30 Jan 2005 Real Mallorca v Getafe W 3-1 Primera Liga 21
06 Feb 2005 Malaga v Real Mallorca D 0-0 Primera Liga 22
13 Feb 2005 Real Mallorca v Albacete Balompié W 2-1 Primera Liga 23
19 Feb 2005 Barcelona v Real Mallorca L 2-0 Primera Liga 24
26 Feb 2005 Real Mallorca v Levante L 1-2 Primera Liga 25
02 Mar 2005 Villarreal v Real Mallorca L 2-1 Primera Liga 26
06 Mar 2005 Real Mallorca v Real Sociedad W 3-2 Primera Liga 27
13 Mar 2005 Racing Santander v Real Mallorca L 3-0 Primera Liga 28
20 Mar 2005 Real Mallorca v Sevilla L 0-1 Primera Liga 29
10 Apr 2005 Real Mallorca v Real Zaragoza L 0-2 Primera Liga 31
24 Apr 2005 Numancia v Real Mallorca W 1-2 Primera Liga 33
15 May 2005 Real Mallorca v Athletic Bilbao W 4-3 Primera Liga 36
22 May 2005 Deportivo La Coruña v Real Mallorca W 0-3 Primera Liga 37


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1995-96 Uruguay Olympics 6
1996-97 Uruguay Copa America 2
1
1996-97 Uruguay FIFA World Cup 3
1
1
1996-97 Uruguay International Friendly 1
1997-98 Uruguay FIFA Confederations Cup 4
1
2
1997-98 Uruguay FIFA World Cup 3
1998-99 Uruguay International Friendly 1
1999-00 Uruguay FIFA World Cup 1
1
2000-01 Uruguay FIFA World Cup 1
2001-02 Uruguay FIFA World Cup 7
2
1
2001-02 Uruguay International Friendly
2
2001-02 Uruguay Tiger Beer Challenge Trophy 1
2003-04 Uruguay FIFA World Cup
1
2004-05 Uruguay FIFA World Cup
2


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
19 Feb 1996 Uruguay v Bolivia W 2-0 Olympics South America group A
21 Feb 1996 Uruguay v Peru W 4-2 Olympics South America group A
25 Feb 1996 Uruguay v Paraguay W 3-2 Olympics South America group A
27 Feb 1996 Brazil v Uruguay D 0-0 Olympics South America group A
01 Mar 1996 Argentina v Uruguay L 2-0 Olympics South America final round
03 Mar 1996 Brazil v Uruguay L 3-1 Olympics South America final round
25 Aug 1996 Japan v Uruguay L 5-3 International Friendly
15 Dec 1996 Uruguay v Peru W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
02 Apr 1997 Uruguay v Venezuela W 3-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
30 Apr 1997 Paraguay v Uruguay L 3-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
08 Jun 1997 Uruguay v Colombia D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
12 Jun 1997 Peru v Uruguay L 1-0 Copa America Group B
15 Jun 1997 Uruguay v Venezuela W 2-0 Copa America Group B
18 Jun 1997 Bolivia v Uruguay L 1-0 Copa America Group B
20 Jul 1997 Bolivia v Uruguay L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
10 Sep 1997 Peru v Uruguay L 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
12 Oct 1997 Argentina v Uruguay D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
13 Dec 1997 United Arab Emirates v Uruguay W 0-2 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
15 Dec 1997 Uruguay v Czech Republic W 2-1 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
17 Dec 1997 Uruguay v South Africa W 4-3 FIFA Confederations Cup Group B
19 Dec 1997 Australia v Uruguay L 1-0 FIFA Confederations Cup Semi-final
21 Dec 1997 Czech Republic v Uruguay L 1-0 FIFA Confederations Cup 3rd place
22 Dec 1998 Basque Country v Uruguay L 5-1 International Friendly
26 Apr 2000 Paraguay v Uruguay L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
28 Mar 2001 Uruguay v Paraguay L 0-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
01 Jul 2001 Uruguay v Brazil W 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
14 Aug 2001 Venezuela v Uruguay L 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
04 Sep 2001 Peru v Uruguay W 0-2 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
07 Oct 2001 Uruguay v Colombia D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
07 Nov 2001 Ecuador v Uruguay D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
14 Nov 2001 Uruguay v Argentina D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL South American qualifier
20 Nov 2001 Australia v Uruguay L 1-0 FIFA World Cup Oceania / SA play-off
25 Nov 2001 Uruguay v Australia W 3-0 FIFA World Cup Oceania / SA play-off
17 Apr 2002 Italy v Uruguay D 1-1 International Friendly
16 May 2002 China PR v Uruguay W 0-2 International Friendly
21 May 2002 Singapore v Uruguay W 1-2 TIGER BEER CHALLENGE TROPHY
06 Jun 2002 France v Uruguay D 0-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
06 Jun 2004 Colombia v Uruguay L 5-0 FIFA World Cup South America
30 Mar 2005 Uruguay v Brazil D 1-1 FIFA World Cup South America
04 Jun 2005 Venezuela v Uruguay D 1-1 FIFA World Cup South America


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.