Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos (born 5 August 1980 in
São João,
Piauí
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) is a
Brazilian footballer who plays as
striker
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for
Ríver.
Career
France
Dos Santos scored his first goal for Guingamp, a penalty against Strasbourg. 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.
Dos Santos joined promoted
Ligue 1
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club
RC Lens in July 2009 after agreeing to a three-year deal.
After two stints with
AC Ajaccio, dos Santos signed an eighteen-month contract with
Ligue 2 club
FC Metz 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
Piaui (, ) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region. The state has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.7% of the Brazilian GDP.
Piaui has the shortest coastline of any coastal Brazilian state at 66 ...
. 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.
He returned to Ríver for the 2020 season.
Personal life
Born in
Brazil
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, 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
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Swiss Super League:
2002–03
Guingamp
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Coupe de France:
2008–09
Metz
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Ligue 2:
2013–14
River
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Campeonato Piauiense: 2015, 2016, 2019
Fortaleza
*Copa dos Campeões Cearenses: 2016
References
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1980 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian emigrants to Switzerland
Swiss people of Brazilian descent
Expatriate footballers in France
Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
Association football forwards
Naturalised citizens of Switzerland
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 Zürich 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
Troféu Brasil de Atletismo winners
Sportspeople from Piauí
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