Giovani dos Santos

Birth Name: Giovani dos Santos Ramírez

Place of Birth: Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Date of Birth: 11 May, 1989

Ethnicity:*African-Brazilian (father)*Mexican (mother)

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Giovani dos Santos is a Mexican professional footballer. A forward, he has played as an attacking midfielder, winger, and secondary striker, for Barcelona B, Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, Ipswich Town, Galatasaray, Racing Santander, Mallorca, Villarreal, LA Galaxy, and América. He was a member of Mexico’s Olympic Gold Medal-winning team.

His father, Zizinho (born Geraldo Francisco dos Santos), was a Brazilian professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, and was of African-Brazilian descent. His mother, Liliana Ramirez, is Mexican. His brothers are professional footballers Éder dos Santos and Jonathan dos Santos.

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