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{{Short description|Canadian soccer player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                = Nick De Santis
| image               =
| fullname            = Nicolas De Santis
| height              = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position            = [[Midfielder#Defensive midfielder|Midfielder]]
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1967|09|11}}
| birth_place         = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| death_date          =
| death_place         =
| currentclub         =
| years1 = 1988–1992
| years3 = 1992–1993
| years4 = 1993–1998
| years5 = 1995
| years6 = 1996
| years7 = 1996–1997
| years8 = 1997–2000
| years9 = 1999
| years10 = 2000–2003
| years11 = 2000–2001
| clubs1 = [[Montreal Supra]]
| clubs3 = [[U.S. Termoli|Termoli]]
| clubs4 = [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]
| clubs5 = [[Kansas City Attack]] (indoor)
| clubs6 = [[Chicago Power]] (indoor)
| clubs7 = [[Edmonton Drillers (1996–2000)|Edmonton Drillers]] (indoor)
| clubs8 = [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]] (indoor)
| clubs9 = [[Raleigh Capital Express]]
| clubs10 = [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]
| clubs11 = [[Toronto ThunderHawks]] (indoor)
| caps1 = 90
| caps3 = 17
| caps4 = 134
| caps5 = 15
| caps6 = 16
| caps7 = 38
| caps8 = 84
| caps9 = 26
| caps10 = 85
| caps11 = 38
| goals1 =3
| goals3 = 2
| goals4 = 19
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 8
| goals7 = 43
| goals8 = 28
| goals9 = 1
| goals10 = 2
| goals11 = 8
| nationalyears1 = 1986–1987
| nationalyears2 = 1988–1997
| nationalteam1 = [[Canada U-20 men's national soccer team|Canada U-20]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]
| nationalcaps1 = 18
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2004–2008
| managerclubs1 = [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]
| manageryears2 = 2011
| managerclubs2 = [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]] (interim)
| pcupdate = 22 October 2011
| ntupdate = 13 November 2009
}}

'''Nicolas De Santis''' (born November 11, 1967) is a former professional [[soccer]] player.

==Club career==
After beginning his pro career in 1987 with the [[Montreal Supra]] of the [[Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)|Canadian Soccer League]],<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/p-desannic001| title = Nick De Santis soccer statistics on StatsCrew.com}}</ref> he signed for the [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|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 US and Italy. De Santis had a stint in the [[National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001)|National Professional Soccer League]] with the short lived expansion franchise the [[Toronto ThunderHawks]] during the 2000-2001 winter indoor season.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Nick De Santis {{!}} SoccerStats.us|url = http://soccerstats.us/bios/nick-de-santis/|website = soccerstats.us|access-date = 2015-06-20}}</ref> He helped the ThunderHawks reach the postseason by finishing second in the National Conference, and reached the Conference finals where they were defeated by the [[Milwaukee Wave]].

==International career==
De Santis represented Canada at the [[Football at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987 Pan American Games]] and [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship]]. He made his senior debut for [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] in a March 1988 friendly match against [[Peru national football team|Peru]], in which he immediately scored his first (and only) goal. He went on to earn 11 caps. His final international was an October 1997 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/?pid=894&t=profile&|title=Canada Soccer|website=canadasoccer.com|access-date=2020-04-09}}</ref>

He also participated in the inaugural [[FIFA Futsal World Championship|1989 Futsal World Cup]] in the Netherlands.<ref>'''FIFA''', [https://web.archive.org/web/20071030070852/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=106/edition=3360/teams/team=1890449.html Tournaments: FIFA Futsal World Cup, Netherlands 1989]</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 26 March 1988|| [[Lima]], [[Peru]] || {{fb|PER}} || 2–1 || 3–1 || [[Friendly match]]
|}

==Managerial career==
After his retirement he succeeded [[Bob Lilley (soccer)|Bob Lilley]] as the new head coach of the [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]. In his first season as head coach he won the Montreals second League Championship beating [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|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 were knocked out in the semi-final of the playoffs against the [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|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==
* '''[[American Professional Soccer League|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 statistics==

{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:90% text-align: center width=75%
|-
!rowspan=2 width=10%| '''Team'''
!rowspan=2 width=7%| '''Season'''
!rowspan=2 width=7%| '''League'''
!colspan=3 width=10%| Domestic<br />League
!colspan=3 width=10%| Domestic<br />Playoffs
!colspan=3 width=10%| Total
|-
!align=center| '''Apps'''
!align=center| '''Goals'''
!align=center| '''Assists'''
!align=center| '''Apps'''
!align=center| '''Goals'''
!align=center| '''Assists'''
!align=center| '''Apps'''
!align=center| '''Goals'''
!align=center| '''Assists'''
|-
|rowspan=6 align=center|'''[[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]'''
|align=center|1993
|align=center|[[American Professional Soccer League|APSL]]
|align=center|20
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
!align=center|'''20'''
!align=center|'''1'''
!align=center|'''0'''
|-
|align=center|1994
|align=center|[[American Professional Soccer League|APSL]]
|align=center|17
|align=center|2
|align=center|4
|align=center|3
|align=center|0
|align=center|0
!align=center|'''20'''
!align=center|'''2'''
!align=center|'''4'''
|-
|align=center|1995
|align=center|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
|align=center|20
|align=center|3
|align=center|1
|align=center|3
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
!align=center|'''23'''
!align=center|'''3'''
!align=center|'''2'''
|-
|align=center|1996
|align=center|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
|align=center|26
|align=center|4
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|align=center|0
|align=center|0
!align=center|'''29'''
!align=center|'''4'''
!align=center|'''3'''
|-
|align=center|1997
|align=center|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
|align=center|22
|align=center|5
|align=center|10
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
!align=center|'''22'''
!align=center|'''5'''
!align=center|'''10'''
|-
|align=center|1998
|align=center|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
|align=center|26
|align=center|4
|align=center|5
|align=center|3
|align=center|0
|align=center|2
!align=center|'''29'''
!align=center|'''4'''
!align=center|'''7'''
|-
|rowspan=1 align=center|'''[[Raleigh Capital Express]]'''
|align=center|1999
|align=center|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
|align=center|26
|align=center|1
|align=center|3
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
!align=center|'''26'''
!align=center|'''1'''
!align=center|'''3'''
|-
|rowspan=4 align=center|'''[[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]'''
|align=center|2000
|align=center|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
|align=center|25
|align=center|1
|align=center|2
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
!align=center|'''25'''
!align=center|'''1'''
!align=center|'''2'''
|-
|align=center|2001
|align=center|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
|align=center|17
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
!align=center|'''17'''
!align=center|'''0'''
!align=center|'''1'''
|-
|align=center|2002
|align=center|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
|align=center|18
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|align=center|3
|align=center|0
|align=center|0
!align=center|'''21'''
!align=center|'''1'''
!align=center|'''1'''
|-
|align=center|2003
|align=center|[[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]
|align=center|25
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
|align=center|-
!align=center|'''25'''
!align=center|'''0'''
!align=center|'''1'''
|-
!style="background: #DCDCDC" colspan="2" |'''Career Total'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''-'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''245'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''22'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''31'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''15'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''0'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''3'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''260'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''22'''
!style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center|'''34'''
|}

Last Update: June 22, 2009

==Managerial statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="5"|Record
|-
!G!!W!!L!!D!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]
|align=left|May 25, 2004
|align=left|June 10, 2008
||112||63||20||29||56.25
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060822224121/http://www.impactmontreal.com/Team/TechnicalTeam.aspx?language=EN&MemberID=1 Nick DeSantis at Montreal Impact]
* {{Canada Soccer|894}}
* {{NFT player|13848}}

{{Canada futsal squad 1989 World Cup}}
{{Montreal Impact (1992–2011) coaches}}

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