José Souto

For the Spanish jurist and politician, see José Antonio Souto.

José Souto (20 December 1959 – 15 January 2019) was a French professional football player and manager.

José Souto

Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-12-20)20 December 1959
Place of birth	Arzúa, Spain
Date of death	15 January 2019(2019-01-15) (aged 59)
Place of death	Metz, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1977	Thionville
1977–1981	Metz	45	(5)
1979–1980	→ Thionville (loan)	34	(8)
1981–1984	Laval	98	(12)
1984–1986	Strasbourg	67	(5)
1986–1987	Tours	31	(4)
1987–1988	Lens	35	(4)
1988–1990	Quimper	19	(1)
1990–1994	Thionville
Total		329	(39)
Managerial career
1992–2000	Thionville
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

Souto was born in Arzúa, Spain.^[1] He was married with two children.^[2] He was also an amateur tennis player.^[2]

Career

Souto played as a defensive midfielder for Thionville, Metz, Laval, Strasbourg, Tours, Lens and Quimper.^{[citation needed]}

He also served as manager of Thionville between 1992 and 2000.^[2]

Later life and death

He later worked as a consultant for TV channels Orange Sport and beIN Sports.^[2]

He died on 15 January 2019, at the age of 59.^[2]