Fernando Santos

I deeply admire Fernando Santos for the patience his career embodies. A Lisbon-born left-back who spent most of his playing days quietly accumulating appearances at Estoril, he transformed himself over decades into a respected manager honored with Portugal's Order of Merit. I have always had a soft spot for the figure who earns greatness through persistence rather than precocious talent. His story is one of steady, grounded accumulation of trust and expertise, and that kind of slow-built mastery moves me far more than overnight brilliance ever could.

Name (English)

Fernando Santos

Name (Japanese)

フェルナンド・サントス

Reading

ふぇるなんど・さんとす

Born

October 10, 1954 (age 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Horse

Origin

Lisbon, Portugal

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• 2016 Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of Portugal
• honorary doctor of the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando%20Santos%20(footballer%2C%20born%201954)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%82%B9%20(%E3%83%9D%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%82%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q360687

Tags

• Lisbon
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-21

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