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Eduardo dos Santos (footballer, born 1980)

Eduardo dos Santos (footballer, born 1980)

Brazilian footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ribeiro and the second or paternal family name is dos Santos.

Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos (born 5 August 1980 in São João, Piauí) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as striker for Ríver.

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Career

France

Dos Santos scored his first goal for Guingamp, a penalty against Strasbourg.[1] 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.[2]

Dos Santos joined promoted Ligue 1 club RC Lens in July 2009 after agreeing to a three-year deal.[3]

After two stints with AC Ajaccio, dos Santos signed an eighteen-month contract with Ligue 2 club FC Metz in January 2014.[4]

Return to Brazil

Eduardo returned to Brazil in June 2014, after 13 years in Europe, signing for Ríver in his native state of Piauí.[5] In between spells with Ríver, he featured for Altos and Campinense in Campeonato Brasileiro Série C and, in 2019, for Treze in 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, where he was joint top scorer with 8 goals.[6][7][8] He returned to Ríver for the 2020 season.[8]

Personal life

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.[9]

Honours

Grasshoppers

Guingamp

Metz

River

Fortaleza

  • Copa dos Campeões Cearenses: 2016

References

  1. [1]
    Four in for Eduardo[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    "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.
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    "Eduardo Signe Trois Ans". Mercato365.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  4. [4]
    "Eduardo en renfort !" [Eduardo joins Metz!] (in French). fcmetz.com. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014.
  5. [5]
    "Após 13 anos na Europa, Eduardo dos Santos fecha com River-PI para Série D" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 20 June 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Final Feliz: Altos fecha com atacante Eduardo para disputar a Série D" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 4 May 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Atacante do River-PI, Eduardo acerta ida ao Campinense até o fim da Série D" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 29 April 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Artilheiro da Série C pelo Treze, Eduardo revela "conversa boa" com o River-PI: "Perto do acordo"" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 15 October 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Eduardo applies for Swiss nationality (German article)". Blick.ch. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
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