Santiago Munez Summary

Santiago Munez: Santiago is the main character of this book who lives in Spain. He is a football addict, and he is also a skillful player during football games. When he immigrated to America to earn money with his family, he started working as a gardener, living a tired and hard life. Santiago’s dream shows potential to come true when an agent scouts him to Newcastle United, a team in England.

Santiago's Father, Mr. Munez: Unlike Santiago, his father is very against Santiago continuing football and believes he should keep working as a gardener and earn money. He doubts that Santiago can become a successful professional footballer when Santiago tells him he wants to move to England.

Glen Foy: Glen Foy, an agent that scouts youth players from different countries is the reason Santiago could make his dream come true. When he visits California, he keeps an eye on Santiago while he was playing in a sunday league game.

Gavin Harris: When Santiago finally reaches Newcastle, he has hard time getting used to such big team like Newcastle Football Club. One of the most difficult thing is making good relationship with his teammates. In addition, Santiago has asthma, causing him a breath problem, which his teammates make fun of. But when he shows his talent, one of the most
As i am interested in reality fiction books, this book was the one that sparked my interest. I really liked this book because it teaches an important life lesson which is to never give up on your dreams no matter how much difficulties you are facing. Because Santiago worked hard and never gave up on his dreams, his dreams came true. I also liked how the book shows what working hard can bring you. Because Santiago trained hard, he could get his name on the starting eleven sheet, which was what he was hoping for. I would like to recommend this book to those who like to learn lessons from books and have interest in reality fiction