Eleuterio Santos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Santos and the second or maternal family name is Brito.

Eleuterio Santos Brito (9 November 1940 – 28 January 2008) was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.

Eleuterio Santos

Personal information
Full name	Eleuterio Santos Brito
Date of birth	(1940-11-09)9 November 1940
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Date of death	28 January 2008(2008-01-28) (aged 67)
Place of death	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Prosperidad
	Tarrasa
	Unión Tenerife
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1959–1963	Tenerife	74	(26)
1963–1972	Zaragoza	199	(54)
1972–1975	Tudelano
Total		273+	(80+)
International career
1968	Spain	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He spent the vast majority of his professional career with Real Zaragoza, appearing in 280 official games and scoring 96 goals.^[1]

Club career

Born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Santos started playing with local CD Tenerife. He signed for Real Zaragoza in March 1963, going on to spend nine of his ten seasons with the club in La Liga and being part of an attacking frontline dubbed Los Magníficos, which also featured Canário, Carlos Lapetra, Marcelino and Juan Manuel Villa.^[2][3]

Nicknamed Yeyo, Santos retired in 1975 aged 35 following a spell with CD Tudelano of Tercera División.^[4]

International career

Santos earned one cap for Spain, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 away friendly draw against Sweden on 2 May 1968.^[5][4]

Death

Santos died in his hometown on 28 January 2008 at age 67, after a long battle with illness.^[6]

Honours

Tenerife

• Segunda División: 1960–61^[7]

Zaragoza

• Copa del Generalísimo: 1963–64,^[8] 1965–66^[9]
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1963–64^[10]