Carlos Santos de Jesus (born 25 February 1985 in
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
,
Brazil
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) is a Brazilian professional
footballer. He gained Croatian nationality in October 2007.
Club career
São Paulo
Carlos came through the youth ranks of
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...
and signed a senior contract in 2004, but was unable to record a single cap in the senior squad.
Dinamo Zagreb
On 30 January 2006 Carlos joined Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb. The club paid his transfer €40,000. At first, he was playing on a centre–back position, but in recent seasons he had much more impact as a left full-back. Carlos also spent six months on loan in
Varteks during the
2008–09 season, after he found himself out of manager
Marijan Vlak's plans. Following his return, he often started in the first–eleven, but found himself on the bench again when the club signed
Leandro Cufré. On February 5, 2010, it was announced on the official site of
Shandong Luneng
Shandong Taishan Football Club () is a professional football club that currently participates in the Chinese Super League under licence from the Chinese Football Association (CFA). The team is based in Jinan, Shandong and their home stadium is th ...
that they signed him. In January 2011, he was loaned to
NK Zagreb. He played in five games, scoring a goal in the last-round match against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. In July 2011, his contract with Dinamo Zagreb was terminated by mutual consent.
Ettifaq
He was subsequently signed by the
Saudi club
Ettifaq FC
Al Ettifaq Football Club ( ar, نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم) is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq i ...
from
Dammam. After two seasons with Ettifaq Carlos left the club.
Zob Ahan
In 2013 Carlos signed with
Iran Pro League
The Persian Gulf Pro League ( fa, لیگ برتر خلیج فارس, ''Lig-e Bartar-e Xalij-e Fârs''), formerly known as the Iran Pro League ( fa, links=no, لیگ برتر ایران, ''Lig-e bartar-e Irân''), is the highest division of profe ...
side
Zob Ahan. In his first year with the club, he made 15 league appearances and helped Zob Ahan avoid relegation. On 1 June 2014, Santos renewed his contract with Zob Ahan, signed a two-year contract until 2016.
Honours
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Dinamo Zagreb
Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb ( en, Dinamo Zagreb Citizens' Football Club, link=yes, italics=yes), commonly referred to as GNK Dinamo Zagreb or simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo ...
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Prva HNL:
2005–06,
2006–07,
2007–08,
2008–09
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Croatian Cup: 2006–07,
2007–8,
2008–09
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Zob Ahan
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Hazfi Cup
Hazfi Cup (Jām-e Hazfi; ) is the Iranian football knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation.
The Iranian football league was not held during the 1980s, hence the winner of Hazfi Cup represented Iran in the Asian Club Ch ...
:
2014–15
Career statistics
Career statistics
at Nogometni Magazin
References
External links
Profile
at Nogometni Magazin
Profile at Dinamo Zagreb's official website
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Living people
1985 births
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Croatian Football League players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
NK Varaždin players
NK Zagreb players
Shandong Taishan F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
Expatriate footballers in Croatia
Expatriate footballers in China
Footballers from São Paulo (state)
Ettifaq FC players
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate footballers in Iran
Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C. players
Al-Shorta SC players
Thai League 1 players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
Expatriate footballers in Thailand
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Association football defenders
Saudi Professional League players