Douglas Renato de Jesus (born 9 March 1983), known simply as Douglas, is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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. He spent most of his professional career with

Vitória de Guimarães Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória ...

, having signed in 2011 from

Ipatinga Ipatinga is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded on 29 April 1964 and covers a total area of . Its population is 267,333 as of 2021. It is part of the Vale do Aço (Steel Valley) metropolitan area (populati ...

. He won the

2012–13 Taça de Portugal The 2012–13 Taça de Portugal was the 73rd season of the Taça de Portugal, the premier Portuguese football knockout cup competition organized by the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF). It was contested by a total of 162 teams competing in the ...

with the club, appearing in 235 competitive matches.

Club career

Early career

Douglas was born in

Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: �ibejˈɾɐ̃w ˈpɾetu is a municipality and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo state, Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-largest municipality in the State wi ...

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, and started his career with hometown club

Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP, Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto or simply Botafogo, is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Braz ...

. In 2006 he joined

Iraty Sport Club Iraty Sport Club, or simply Iraty, is a Brazilian football team from Irati in Paraná, founded on April 21, 1914. Their home stadium is the Coronel Emílio Gomes stadium, capacity 8,000. History The club was founded at Irati city, in 1914. ...

, but returned to his native state in the following year after signing for

Olímpia Futebol Clube Olímpia Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Olímpia, is a Brazil, Brazilian professional association football club based in Olímpia, São Paulo (state), São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth ti ...

. After winning the year's

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, Douglas moved to neighbouring

Sertãozinho Futebol Clube Sertãozinho Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Sertãozinho, is a professional association football club based in Sertãozinho, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state fo ...

in the Série C.

Santos

On 6 February 2008, Douglas was presented at Série A side

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...

after agreeing to a three-year contract. During his first season he started ahead of

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and Felipe, playing 17 matches to help his team finish in the 15th position. Douglas was demoted to third choice in 2009, and was loaned to

Ipatinga Futebol Clube Ipatinga Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club based in Ipatinga, state of Minas Gerais, founded on 21 May 1998. During the 2013 season, the club played in Betim, shortly after returned to Ipatinga in 2015. On May 22, 2022, the club was ac ...

of the Série B on 23 January 2010. Upon returning, he left Santos as his contract expired.

Vitória Guimarães

In January 2011, aged nearly 28, Douglas moved to Portugal and signed with

Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, commonly known as Vitória de Guimarães, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top-flight of football in Portugal. Vitória de Guimarães have finished thir ...

from

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. He made his

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debut on 5 May 2012 in a 3–1 away win against

C.D. Feirense Clube Desportivo Feirense, commonly known as CD Feirense or just Feirense, is a Portuguese football club based in Santa Maria da Feira. Founded on 18 March 1918, Feirense play in the LigaPro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their chair ...

, but spent his first two seasons as backup to compatriot Nilson. Douglas became the starter from the 2012–13 campaign onwards, occasionally splitting the minutes with Assis Giovanaz first and youth graduate Miguel Silva later. On 26 May 2013, he was on goal as Vitória won their first ever

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after defeating

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2–1. On 12 August 2020, after announcing his retirement, Douglas was named academy goalkeeper coach at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.

Honours

Olímpia *

: 2007 Vitória Guimarães *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Douglas 1983 births Living people Brazilian footballers Footballers from São Paulo (state) Association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Iraty Sport Club players Sertãozinho Futebol Clube players Santos FC players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Primeira Liga players Vitória S.C. players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal