Brazilian city roots for Tunisia at World Cup
15/6/2006 15:31
Brazilian city Ze Doca cheered for Tunisia's 2-2 draw with Saudi Arabia in
the World Cup finals in Germany on Wednesday.
Ze Doca, in the northeastern
Brazilian state of Maranhao, 350 km away from state capital Sao Luis, was the
birthplace of Francileudo dos Santos Silva, better known as Santos, the greatest
star of the Tunisian national team.
The 27-year-old Santos, who plays for the
French club Toulouse, is not only the idol of the Tunisian team but also one of
the idols of young dreamers of Ze Doca, which was inhabited by 51,000
people.
At 17, Santos went to play for Brazilian club Sampaio Correa. From
there he went straight to Belgium, where he played for Standard Liege. But it
was in Tunisia that Santos could show all his football, especially when he
scored 32 goals in two seasons for team Etoile du Sahel.
Santos naturalized
himself Tunisian in 2003.
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