Sergio dos Santos (born 1950) is a retired South African

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who played as a

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for Hellenic,

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and Kaizer Chiefs. He also managed Kaizer Chiefs for a spell in the mid-1990s.

Early life

He was born to Portuguese immigrants. He went to school at Brebner High School and Bloemfontein Commercial High.

Career

He joined the Greek Gods in 1968 and became their captain at the age of 22. He also went on to play for Cape Town Spurs and Kaizer Chiefs. He has coached Engen Santos,

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, Hellenic, Cape Town Spurs, Ikapa Sporting and Kaizer Chiefs in 1993.

Post-retirement

He has worked as a Customer Relations Manager at Metro Cash and Carry, an Operations Manager at his own retail clothing company, Choice Clothing, a

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ambassador for the

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and currently a Managing Partner at Kwantu Solutions. He also works as a pundit for

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for

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matches.

References

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*http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sergio-dos-santos/37/b44/636 {{DEFAULTSORT:dos Santos, Sergio 1951 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Kaizer Chiefs F.C. players South African people of Portuguese descent South African men's soccer players