Giovani dos Santos

dos Santos in 2011, image via sportgraphic / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Giovani dos Santos Ramírez

Place of Birth: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Date of Birth: 11 May, 1989

Ethnicity:
*African-Brazilian (father)
*Mexican (mother)

Giovani dos Santos is a Mexican professional footballer. A forward, he has played as an attacking midfielder, winger, and secondary striker, for Barcelona B, Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town, Galatasaray, Racing Santander, Mallorca, Villarreal, LA Galaxy, and América. He was a member of Mexico’s Olympic Gold Medal-winning team.

His father, Zizinho (born Geraldo Francisco dos Santos), was a Brazilian professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, and was of African-Brazilian descent. His mother, Liliana Ramirez, is Mexican. His brothers are professional footballers Éder dos Santos and Jonathan dos Santos.

Source: http://www.fcbarcelona.com

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