Nick De Santis (soccer)

Nick De Santis

Personal information
Full name	Nicolas De Santis
Date of birth	September 11, 1967 (1967-09-11) (age 44)
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Montreal Impact (Sporting Director)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1990	Montreal Supra
1990–1992	Montreal Supra	68	(3)
1992–1993	Termoli	17	(2)
1993–1998	Montreal Impact	134	(19)
1999	Raleigh Capital Express	26	(1)
2000–2003	Montreal Impact	85	(2)
National team‡
1986–1987	Canada U-20	18	(0)
1988–1997	Canada	9	(1)
Teams managed
2004–2008	Montreal Impact
2011	Montreal Impact (Interim)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2009

Nicolas De Santis (born November 11, 1967 in Montreal) is a former professional soccer player. He is currently the Sporting Director for the Montreal Impact.

Club career

After beginning his pro career in 1987 with the Montreal Supra of the Canadian Soccer League, He signed for the Montreal Impact in 1993 where he helped the Impact win the league championship in 1994. He earned titles in 1995, 1996 and 1997. He retired as a player following the 2003 season, was second in Impact history for games played (219), as well as fourth for goals scored (21). He also had short spells in the USA and Italy.

International career

De Santis made his senior debut for Canada in a March 1988 friendly match against Peru, in which he immediately scored his first (and only) goal. He went on to earn 9 caps. His final international was an October 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Mexico.

He also participated in the inaugural 1989 Futsal World Cup in the Netherlands.^[1]

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 March 1988	Lima, Peru	Peru		3-1	Friendly match

Managerial career

After his retirement he succeeded Bob Lilley as a the new head coach of the Montreal Impact. In his first season as head coach he won the Montreals second League Championship beating Seattle Sounders 2-0. In his second season as coach he led the team to a record of 18-3-7 and to its fourth regular-season championship, he established a new league record by going undefeated in 15 consecutive games (10-0-5). Montreal also went undefeated for nine straight games on the road (6-0-3), a new club record. He also established a new club record for fewest losses in a season. Though the Impact lost in the playoffs, He was named Coach of the Year in the USL First Division.

In 2006 his third season as head coach he helped the Impact win their fifth regular-season championship, but the Impact where knocked out in the semi-final of the playoffs against the Vancouver Whitecaps in a 2-0 defeat. He also guided the team to its best start to the season at home, with a 10-game undefeated streak, as well collect 10 shutouts at home which tied a club record. And allow only four goals at home, a new club record that erases the old mark of six set in 1994 and was tied in 1996 and 2004.

After a poor record to start the 2008 season, De Santis stepped down as head coach of the Impact and was replaced by John Limniatis on June 13, 2008.

Honours

• APSL Championship: 1

1994

• USL First Division Championship: 1

1994

• USL First Division Regular Season Championship: 3

1995, 1996, 1997

• Voyageurs Cup: 2

2002, 2003

Career stats

Team	Season	League	Domestic League			Domestic Playoffs			Total
			Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Montreal Impact	1993	APSL	20	1	0	-	-	-	20	1	0
	1994	APSL	17	2	4	3	0	0	20	2	4
	1995	A-League	20	3	1	3	0	1	23	3	2
	1996	A-League	26	4	3	3	0	0	29	4	3
	1997	A-League	22	5	10	-	-	-	22	5	10
	1998	A-League	26	4	5	3	0	2	29	4	7
Raleigh Capital Express	1999	A-League	26	1	3	-	-	-	26	1	3
Montreal Impact	2000	A-League	25	1	2	-	-	-	25	1	2
	2001	A-League	17	0	1	-	-	-	17	0	1
	2002	A-League	18	1	1	3	0	0	21	1	1
	2003	A-League	25	0	1	-	-	-	25	0	1
Career Total		-	245	22	31	15	0	3	260	22	34

Last Update: June 22, 2009

Managerial stats

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Montreal Impact		May 25, 2004	June 10, 2008	112	63	20	29	56.25

References

1. ^ FIFA, Tournaments: FIFA Futsal World Cup, Netherlands 1989

External links

• Nick DeSantis profile
• Player profile - CanadaSoccer
• Career stats - National Football Teams

Preceded by Bob Lilley

Montreal Impact Head Coach 2004–2008

Succeeded by John Limniatis

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Name	De Santis, Nick
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Date of birth	1967-09-11
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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