Panaji, India: Indian Super League (ISL) franchise FC Goa on Monday signed on their second former Arsenal player in the shape of Brazilian international Andre Santos.
Santos will join the club’s training sessions shortly and will be the second ex-Gunner after midfielder Robert Pires to be roped in by the Goa-based team.
A youth product of Figueirense in Brazil, Santos, who favours the left-back position, was in the Brazilian team that won the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup.
Santos, 31, joined English side Arsenal from Fenerbache in 2011 but eventually moved back to Brazil to play with Gremio, followed by Flamengo. He is currently in Brazil but will be moving to Goa soon.
The club has also roped in two of Dempo Sports Club’s imports — Australian Tolgay Ozbey and Haroon Amiri of Afghanistan — for the inaugural edition of the ISL. FC Goa will face Chennaiyin FC in their opening game slated for October 15.
FC Goa are one of the eight teams set to be part of the much trumpeted ISL.
