José Souto

José Souto
Personal information
Date of birth	20 December 1959
Place of birth	Arzúa, Spain
Date of death	15 January 2019 (aged 59)
Place of death	Metz, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Teams managed
1992–2000	Thionville
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

José Souto (20 December 1959 – 15 January 2019) was a French professional football player and manager.

Early and personal life[]

Souto was born in Arzúa, Spain.^[1] He was married with two children.^[2] He was also an amateur tennis player.^[2]

Souto played as a defensive midfielder for Thionville, Metz, Laval, Strasbourg, Tours, Lens and Quimper.^[1]

He also served as manager of Thionville between 1992 and 2000.^[2]

He later worked as a consultant for TV channels Orange Sport and beIN Sports.^[2]

He died on 15 January 2019, at the age of 59.^[2]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Profile" (in French). FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Football : l'ancien joueur du FC Metz José Souto s'est éteint" (in French). Le Républicain Lorrain. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-12-20)20 December 1959
Place of birth	Arzúa, Spain
Date of death	15 January 2019(2019-01-15) (aged 59)
Place of death	Metz, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1977	Thionville
1977–1981	Metz	45	(5)
1979–1980	→ Thionville (loan)	34	(8)
1981–1984	Laval	98	(12)
1984–1986	Strasbourg	67	(5)
1986–1987	Tours	31	(4)
1987–1988	Lens	35	(4)
1988–1990	Quimper	19	(1)
1990–1994	Thionville
Total		329	(39)
Teams managed
1992–2000	Thionville
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only