Santinho Lopes Monteiro

Santinho Lopes Monteiro
Personal information
Full name Santinho Lopes Monteiro
Date of birth (1978-02-16) 16 February 1978
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 RKC Waalwijk 1 (0)
1998–1999RBC Roosendaal (loan) 15 (0)
1999–2001 Excelsior 23 (0)
2001–2007 AGOVV Apeldoorn
2017– Racing FC Union Luxembourg
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Santinho Lopes Monteiro (born 16 February 1978 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is a former professional footballer who holds both Dutch and Cape Verdean nationality.[1]

Football career

In the 1998/1999 season, Lopes Monteiro made his professional debut for RKC Waalwijk, appearing in the match on 20 September 1998 against SC Heerenveen.when he came on as a substitute in the 73rd minute for Adilson Ben David dos Santos.[2] During that same season, he was loaned to RBC, for which he played 15 matches.[3]

In 1999, Lopes Monteiro signed with Excelsior, appearing in 23 matches over two seasons.[4] In 2001, he joined AGOVV, which was at the time still an amateur club. When AGOVV returned to professional football in 2003, he became a regular first-team player.[5]

He concluded his professional football career in 2007 at AGOVV Apeldoorn.[6]

As of 2017, Lopes Monteiro resides in Luxembourg, where he continues to play amateur football for Racing FC Union Luxembourg.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Santinho Lopes Monteiro – WorldFootball.net". Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  2. ^ "RKC Waalwijk 1998/1999 match statistics – WorldFootball.net". Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  3. ^ "RBC 1998/1999 season – WorldFootball.net". Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Excelsior Rotterdam player statistics – WorldFootball.net". Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  5. ^ "AGOVV Apeldoorn 2003/04 squad – WorldFootball.net". Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  6. ^ "AGOVV player statistics – WorldFootball.net". Retrieved 10 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Racing FC Union Luxembourg squad – WorldFootball.net". Retrieved 10 November 2025.