Carlos Santana is one of the fiercest rival of Tsubasa Ozora that he met while playing in Brazil. Just like Tsubasa, Santana is a soccer genius who is able to master the techniques of his opponents with ease. There are some fascinating facts about Carlos Santana for us to discuss. Check them out on the list below!

1. Appears on Indonesian TV

Some of the characters in Captain Tsubasa have never aired on TVs, such as Stefan Levin, Ricardo Espadas, Natureza, Michael, and many more. Santana became one of the characters who had appeared on Indonesian TV along with some major characters, such as Karl-Heinz Schneider.

Carlos Santana appears in Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002. He plays in Rio de Janeiro and portrayed as the rival of Tsubasa who plays for Sao Paulo. 

2. Soccer Cyborg

Since his arrival into the series, Carlos Santana has been dubbed as the football/soccer cyborg. He deems that his purpose is solely to play football. The thought came from Santana’s heartbreaking origins story. He was abandoned by his parents when he was a baby in the middle of a football field.

The people around him and even Santana himself thinks that he was a god-sent or a Child of God. Santana was also trained rigorously into a football cyborg while setting his feelings aside. However, Santana changed gradually after meeting Tsubasa who plays with a different purpose.

3. Not Tsubasa’s Strongest Rival

If you only watched Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002, you certainly will think that Tsubasa’s strongest opponent in Brazil is Santana. Santana is indeed a great player, a football genius who’s able to copy any technique he sees, but there’s still a more imposing figure than him in Brazil.

It is the player found by Roberto Hongo in the interior of Amazon, Natureza. Natureza’s ability is a level above Santana, and he’s often referred to as Tsubasa’s real rival. Natureza was even able to turn things around within minutes when playing against the Japanese national team at the World Cup.

4. Skywing Shot

Santana’s genius allowed him to copy any of his opponents’ techniques, even Roberto’s Skywing Shot. Skywing Shot isn’t an easy technique to learn. Even other football geniuses may not be able to master this technique.

Roberto himself is Santana’s role model since his childhood. The strong desire to play just like the legend made him able to master the Skywing Shot.

5. Only Have One Friend

Before Santana returned to the old version of himself who just loves football, he only befriended Leo, for around 17 years. During that time, Santana only took orders from his coaches without paying any attention to others. But due to Leo’s support, and of course, Tsubasa who rekindled the fire within him, Santana starts to show his feelings toward the game.

Those were some facts about Carlos Santana in Captain Tsubasa. Wait for another discussion about Captain Tsubasa on DuniaGames!

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