Vladimir Orlando Cardoso de Araújo Filho (born 16 July 1989), simply known as Vladimir (), is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Santos

Born in

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, Vladimir graduated from Santos' youth system. On 18 September 2009, he was loaned to Fortaleza, but failed to make an appearance with the club (being only third-choice goalkeeper), and returned to his parent club two months later. On 2 February 2011 Vladimir made his first team debut, replacing field player Anderson Carvalho in a 2–2 away draw against Ponte Preta, after

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was

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. He was handed his first start three days later, in a 1–1 away draw against

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. Mainly a backup to Rafael, Vladimir was further demoted after Aranha's arrival in 2012, being only selected on the bench in some occasions during that year. Rafael subsequently left in 2013, and he subsequently was a backup to Aranha. In September 2014, profiting from Aranha's injury, Vladimir appeared more regularly until the return of the former, only suffering one goal in the process. On 14 January 2015 he signed a new deal with ''Peixe'', until December. In 2015, after new signing

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suffered an injury, Vladimir was a starter in that year's Campeonato Paulista winning campaign. He made a double recovery save in a 1–1 away draw against

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on 5 April (it was also his first derby as a professional), and saved a

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in the shoot-out in the final against

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on 3 May. On 21 August 2015, after already returning to the bench, Vladimir renewed his contract until December 2016. On 26 September of the following year he further extended his link, signing until 2018. In 2017, as Vanderlei suffered another injury, Vladimir again became a regular starter. Despite already winning the Copa Libertadores in 2011 as a third-choice, he made his debut in the competition on 9 March 2017 by starting in a 1–1 away draw against Sporting Cristal.

Avaí (loan)

On 24 January 2019, Vladimir joined fellow top tier side

on a one-year loan deal. He became an undisputed starter for the side, winning the

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but suffering relegation from the top tier.

Return from loan

Initially a backup to Everson, Vladimir became the first-choice after the departure of the former to

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until suffering a foot injury in August. He was subsequently overtaken by João Paulo. On 10 November 2020, it was announced that Vladimir and a further six first team players tested positive for

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. On 29 June 2021, after being a third-choice behind João Paulo and

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, he rescinded with Santos on a mutual agreement.

Career statistics

Honours

;Santos * Campeonato Paulista: 2010, 2011,

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, 2015,

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: 2010 * Copa Libertadores: 2011 * Recopa Sudamericana:

;Avaí *

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References

External links

Santos FC official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vladimir 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Bahia Brazilian footballers Association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Santos FC players Avaí FC players