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Joel Santana

ジョエル・サンタナ　/　じょえる・さんたな

Association football player from Brazil

December 25, 1948 (age 77)　・　Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro
association football player
association football coach

My Take

Joel Santana feels like pure Rio de Janeiro warmth transplanted onto the touchline. A homegrown Brazilian who went from playing to a long coaching life, he's the kind of grizzled tactician who has seen every corner of the domestic game and still managed big names like Vasco da Gama. He's perhaps best remembered abroad for his stint with South Africa's national team, where his struggles with English turned press conferences into affectionate comedy. I find that endearing rather than embarrassing. There's something deeply likable about a man who keeps bellowing passion in Portuguese, decade after decade, refusing to let the years cool his love for the game.

Overview

Joel Natalino Santana (born 25 December 1955) is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He was recently in charge of Vasco da Gama in 2014.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Joel Santana
Name (Japanese): ジョエル・サンタナ
Reading: じょえる・さんたな
Born: December 25, 1948 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Rat
Origin: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/joelsantanaoficial/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%8A

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