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Leslie George Santos
Leslie George Santos (, born 20 July 1967) is a former Hong Kong professional association football, footballer who was widely regarded as one of the best Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder players in Hong Kong association football, football history. He is of Portuguese and British heritage. Career During his peak (1983–1997), Santos played for South China AA, South China Athletic Association. His career was disrupted by two cruciate ligament injuries to his left knee after tearing it in the final match of the 1992-1993 season against British Forces which sidelined him for eight months, and then tearing it again during a league match against Sing Tao SC, Sing Tao in 1993–1994 after a heavy tackle by Ian Docker which took 3 years for rehabilitation. He was twice awarded Footballer of the year and he rounded off his career with Sun Hei SC, Sun Hei. Santos took over as coach for Sun Hei in the 2008-09 Hong Kong League Cup and took them to victory in the final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, play-makers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments. The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on what formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the defensive units and forward units of a formation. Managers frequently assign one or more midfielders to disrupt the opposing team's attacks, while others may be tasked with creating goals, or have equal responsibilities between attack and defence. M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |