Ivan Manuel Amorim dos Santos (born 22 September 1988) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays for

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as a

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Club career

Born in Espinho, Santos made his

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debut in 2007–08 with

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, and scored in his last appearance of the season, a 2–1 away loss against

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. In July 2008, he signed a three-year contract with

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, but was immediately loaned to Boavista, with the northern club now in the Segunda Liga for irregularities. After appearing regularly for the

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side, again relegated, Santos was loaned once more for the 2009–10 campaign, joining another team in the second division, newly-promoted

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. Shortly after, he dropped down to the third tier and moved, still on loan, to

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. In

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, Santos played with hometown's

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, scoring three goals for an eventual seventh-place finish in division three. For the following season he returned to the second tier, signing with

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and helping it reach the semi-finals of the

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for the first time ever.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Santos, Ivan 1988 births Living people People from Espinho, Portugal Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Boavista F.C. players S.L. Benfica footballers Atlético Clube de Portugal players S.C. Espinho players U.D. Oliveirense players F.C. Penafiel players S.C. Freamunde players Gondomar S.C. players Portugal men's youth international footballers Footballers from Aveiro District