| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| FIFA World Cup | ||||
| 14 | Senior | 2010 | South Africa | |
| Gold Cup | ||||
| 1 | Senior | 2011 | North & Central America | |
| 1 | Senior | 2009 | United States | |
Nickname
Gio (futbol.univision.com, 07 Jul 2012)
Language(s) spoken
Spanish
Club name
Tottenham Hospur, England
Coach
Andre Villas-Boas [club], Luis Fernando Tena [national] (futbol.univision.com, 07 Jul 2012; FIFA, 11 Jul 2012)
Position and style
Striker (futbol.univision.com, 07 Jul 2012)
Other sports
His brother Jonathan dos Santos is a professional footballer, playing for Barcelona. (emelec-blog.blogspot.com.es, Mar 2011)
Injuries
In May of 2008 he had surgery on his ankle. (airfutbol.com, 2008)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started his football career at Rayados de Monterrey in Mexico. (espndeportes.espn.go.com, 06 Jun 2008; eluniversal.com.mx, 09 Aug 2006)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (vanguardia.com.mx, 25 Jun 2012)
General
LOAN
He has spent the majority of the last two seasons out on loan, at Ipswich Town during the 2010/11 season and at Racing Santander in 2010/11. (tottenhamhotspur.com, 2012; news.bbc.co.uk, 13 Mar 2012)
CLUB HISTORY
He left Barcelona to sign for Tottenham Hotspur in 2008. "It was a hard decision. I had been in the club for years, and I loved it, but I don't have any regrets. It was a decision that I took at that moment, and I always look forward." (fcbarcelonanoticias.com, Mar 2011; tottenhamhotspur.com, 2012)
