Jordan Santiago

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Jordan Santiago
Personal information
Full name Jordan Christopher Santiago
Date of birth (1991-04-03) 3 April 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Cavalry FC (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
Signal Hill SC
2003–2005 Calgary Chinooks
2005–2008 Calgary Blizzard SC
2008–2010 Cardiff City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Cardiff City 0 (0)
2012 SC Veendam 4 (0)
Total4(0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Canada U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 April 2019

Jordan Christopher Santiago (born 3 April 1991) is a Canadian soccer coach and former player who serves as a goalkeeper coach with Cavalry FC.

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Club career

Early career

Santiago began playing soccer at age four with Signal Hill SC. [1] He later spent time with Calgary Blizzard SC before moving abroad. [2] At age 15, Santiago received an offer to sign with English club Reading, but chose to stay in Calgary instead. [3]

Cardiff City

In December 2007, Santiago signed a two-year youth contract with Welsh club Cardiff City. [3]

Santiago signed his first professional contract with Cardiff in 2010 and would appear on the bench four times in the 2010–11 season, but did not make an appearance in his two seasons at the club. [4]

SC Veendam

Santiago joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club SC Veendam for the 2012–13 season. [4] On 23 November 2012, Santiago made his professional debut for Veendam in a match against Excelsior. [4] He would make another three appearances that season before leaving the club in the winter. [4]

After trailing and training with several clubs, Santiago elected to retire at age 22 after being offered a goalkeeper coaching position at West Ham United. [2]

International career

Santiago received his first Canadian youth national team call-up in August 2010 for the 2010 Torneo COTIF. [1] He was subsequently called up for the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in April 2011, but did not make an appearance for Canada at the tournament. [1]

Coaching career

In 2013, Santiago joined West Ham United as a goalkeeper coach for the 2013–14 season. [2]

In August 2014, Santiago returned to Calgary to continue his education and start his own coaching business. [5] He would subsequently spend time as a goalkeeper coach for local club Calgary Rangers SC and Mount Royal University. [3]

In 2018, Santiago joined Calgary Foothills as a goalkeeper coach. [2] [3]

In September 2018, Santiago joined fellow Foothills coaches Tommy Wheeldon Jr. and Martin Nash as a member of the inaugural coaching staff of Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League. [3]

Personal life

Santiago's father is from Madrid, Spain and his mother is from Calgary. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jordan Santiago". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jordan Santiago enjoying Calgary homecoming after career abroad". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Cavalry FC Unveils Coaching Staff". Cavalry FC. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Jordan Santiago". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ↑ Official site
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