Zizinho (footballer, born 1962)

Geraldo Francisco dos Santos, nicknamed Zizinho, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in São Paulo, started his career with São Paulo FC, being the youngest player and goal scorer of the club in 1978, aged only 15 years and 311 days.
Began his professional career in Mexico in 1980 with América. He also played for León and Necaxa, making a total of 135 appearances, scoring 27 goals, in the Primera División de México.
Dos Santos played in MISL for Los Angeles Lazers for the 1986 and 1987 seasons.
He later played for Monterrey La Raza, an indoor team that played in the Continental Indoor Soccer League, between 1993 and 1997.

Dos Santos had three sons, who were also all footballers: Éder, Giovani and Jonathan.
He died from COVID-19 on 29 July 2021, at the age of 59.