Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | 5 August 1980 | ||
Place of birth | São João do Piauí, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Altos | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2000 | Flamengo do Piauí | 114 | (73) |
2000–2001 | Joinville | 29 | (17) |
2001–2006 | Grasshoppers | 111 | (36) |
2007–2009 | Guingamp | 64 | (22) |
2009–2012 | Lens | 77 | (10) |
2012–2014 | Ajaccio | 43 | (11) |
2014 | Metz | 2 | (11) |
2014–2015 | Ríver | 19 | (9) |
2015–2016 | Fortaleza | 0 | (0) |
2016 | Ríver | 11 | (3) |
2016 | Flamengo do Piauí | ||
2017– | Altos | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2018 |
Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos (born 5 August 1980 in São João, Piauí) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as striker.
Born in Brazil, dos Santos applied for Swiss citizenship in September 2006 after having lived in Switzerland for six years, thus enabling him to play for the Swiss national team.[1]
Career in France
Dos Santos scored his first goal for Guingamp, a penalty against Strasbourg.[2] He gained many admirers due to his versatile play exhibited with Grasshoppers playing opposite Richard Nuñez.
On 9 May 2009, dos Santos entered French football history by scoring both his team's goals in a 2–1 triumph in the Coupe de France final against Stade Rennais FC, despite his side being a Ligue 2 club at the time.[3]
Lens
Dos Santos joined promoted Ligue 1 club RC Lens in July 2009 after agreeing to a three-year deal.[4]
After two stints with AC Ajaccio, dos Santos signed an eighteen-month contract with Ligue 2 club FC Metz in January 2014.[5]
Honours
- Grasshoppers
- Guingamp
- River
- Campeonato Piauiense: 2014, 2015, 2016
- Fortaleza
- Copa dos Campeões Cearenses: 2016
- Altos
- Campeonato Piauiense: 2017
References
- ↑ "Eduardo applies for Swiss nationality (German article)". Blick.ch. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ Four in for Eduardo
- ↑ "GUINGAMP LIFT CUP | Football Transfer News, Football News, Fixtures, Results, Match Reports, Stats". Sportinglife.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ "Eduardo Signe Trois Ans". Mercato365.com. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ↑ "Eduardo en renfort !" [Eduardo joins Metz!] (in French). fcmetz.com. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
External links
- Brazilian FA Database (in Portuguese) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-30)
- Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos at Soccerway
- Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos at FootballDatabase.eu