Filipe dos Santos

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Joaquim Filipe dos Santos (1896 – 28 January 1941) was a Portuguese football midfielder. He began at small clubs like Cruz Quebrada and Avenida, then joined Vitória de Setúbal (1919–1921), where he served as captain-general. In 1921 he moved to Sporting Clube de Portugal, where he quickly became a key part of the midfield. He helped Sporting win the 1923 Portuguese Championship and was part of the team that achieved Sporting’s first double. He was a four‑time Lisbon Champion, with the last title in 1927/28, and served as field coach and, from January 1926, General Captain of the Football section after the resignation of Francisco Stromp. He played for Sporting until 1930, appearing in more than 70 games and scoring 17 goals, often also playing in attack.

Internationally, he earned one cap for Portugal in Seville on 16 December 1923, in a 3–0 defeat to Spain.

In 1931 he received Sporting’s Medal of Merit and Dedication. In 1932 he was suspended for a year after a dispute with a club director but avoided expulsion due to his long service. He later became the first Portuguese coach to work abroad, taking charge of Zaragoza in Spain and guiding them to the Final of the Spanish Third League.

In the 1934/35 season he returned to Sporting to win another Lisbon Championship; the club was regional champion in all categories, finished second in the first edition of the national league, and reached the Portuguese Championship Final. He left Sporting after 1935 and moved to Mozambique in December 1935 to work for the Companhia dos Caminhos de Ferro, where he also coached the company team. He also played 11 games of handball and field hockey for Sporting. Filipe dos Santos died on 28 January 1941.