Hermenegildo Santos

Hermenegildo Chico dos Santos, also known as Gildo Santos, (born August 16, 1990), is an Angolan professional basketball player. Santos, who stands at 189 cm (6'2"), plays as a point guard.^[1]

Hermenegildo Santos

Santos in 2014
No. 16 – Interclube
Position	Point guard
League	Angolan Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1990-08-16) August 16, 1990 (age 33) Luanda, Angola
Nationality	Angolan
Listed height	189 cm (6.20 ft)
Career history
2008–2017	Primeiro de Agosto
2017–2018	Libolo
2019–2023	Primeiro de Agosto
2023–present	Interclube
Medals Men's Basketball Representing  Angola AfroBasket Abidjan 2013 National Team Radès 2015 National Team AfroCan Mali 2019 African Games Brazzaville 2015 National Team FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship Alexandria 2008 National Team FIBA Africa Clubs Champions Cup Malabo 2012 1º de Agosto Sousse 2013 1º de Agosto Salé 2011 1º de Agosto

Professional career

From 2008 to 2017, and from 2019 to 2023, he competed for Primeiro de Agosto at the Angolan basketball league BAI Basket and the Africa Champions Cup. In the 2023 offseason, Santos transferred to Interclube, as Primeiro de Agosto was facing a financial crisis.^[2]

National team career

Gildo Santos competed for Angola at the 2013 Afrobasket preliminary Angolan squad.^[3] Gildo was elected MVP of the 2016 Angolan league^[4]

References

1. (in Portuguese). primeiroagosto.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
2. Clemente, Melo (2023-11-17). "Há bola ao ar em Angola". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-01-02.
3. "Players summoned for Afrobasket2013". ANGOP. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
4. "Basketball: Hermenegildo Santos elected MVP". ANGOP. 8 Jun 2016. Retrieved 10 Jun 2016.

External links

• 2009 U-19 FIBA World Cup Stats
• 2008 U-18 FIBA Africa Championship Stats
• AfricaBasket Profile
• RealGM Profile