Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos (born 5 August 1980) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as forward for Ríver.

Career

Dos Santos was born in São João, Piauí.

France

Dos Santos scored his first goal for Guingamp, a penalty against

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. 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

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, despite his side being a

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club at the time. Dos Santos joined promoted Ligue 1 club Lens in July 2009 after agreeing to a three-year deal. After two stints with Ajaccio, dos Santos signed an eighteen-month contract with

club FC Metzetz in January 2014.

Return to Brazil

Eduardo returned to Brazil in June 2014, after 13 years in Europe, signing for Ríver in his native state of Piauí. In between spells with Ríver, he featured for Associação Atlética de Altos, Altos and Campinense in

Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, commonly known as the Série C or the Brazilian Série C to distinguish it from the Italian Serie C, is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Sér ...

and, in 2019, for Treze in 2019 Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, where he was joint top scorer with eight goals. He returned to Ríver for the 2020 season.

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.

Honours

Grasshoppers * Swiss Super League: 2002–03 Guingamp * Coupe de France: 2008–09 Metz *

: 2013–14 River * Campeonato Piauiense: 2015, 2016, 2019 Fortaleza *Copa dos Campeões Cearenses: 2016

References

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* * 1980 births Living people Swiss people of Brazilian descent Brazilian emigrants to Switzerland Naturalised citizens of Switzerland Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Piauí Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players Swiss Super League players Ligue 2 players Ligue 1 players Esporte Clube Flamengo players Joinville Esporte Clube players Grasshopper Club Zurich players En Avant Guingamp players RC Lens players AC Ajaccio players FC Metz players River Atlético Clube players Fortaleza Esporte Clube players Associação Atlética de Altos players Treze Futebol Clube players Campinense Clube players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen {{Switzerland-footy-forward-stub