Carlos Santos de Jesus (born 25 February 1985 in
São Paulo
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,
Brazil
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) is a Brazilian professional
footballer. He gained Croatian nationality in October 2007.
Club career
São Paulo
Carlos came through the youth ranks of
São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...
and signed a senior contract in 2004, but was unable to record a single cap in the senior squad.
Dinamo Zagreb
On 30 January 2006 Carlos joined Croatian side Dinamo Zagreb. The club paid his transfer €40,000. At first, he was playing on a centre–back position, but in recent seasons he had much more impact as a left full-back. Carlos also spent six months on loan in
Varteks during the
2008–09 season, after he found himself out of manager
Marijan Vlak's plans. Following his return, he often started in the first–eleven, but found himself on the bench again when the club signed
Leandro Cufré. On February 5, 2010, it was announced on the official site of
Shandong Luneng that they signed him. In January 2011, he was loaned to
NK Zagreb. He played in five games, scoring a goal in the last-round match against Hrvatski Dragovoljac. In July 2011, his contract with Dinamo Zagreb was terminated by mutual consent.
Ettifaq
He was subsequently signed by the
Saudi club
Ettifaq FC from
Dammam. After two seasons with Ettifaq Carlos left the club.
Zob Ahan
In 2013 Carlos signed with
Iran Pro League side
Zob Ahan. In his first year with the club, he made 15 league appearances and helped Zob Ahan avoid relegation. On 1 June 2014, Santos renewed his contract with Zob Ahan, signed a two-year contract until 2016.
Honours
*
Dinamo Zagreb
**
Prva HNL:
2005–06,
2006–07,
2007–08,
2008–09
**
Croatian Cup: 2006–07,
2007–8,
2008–09
*
Zob Ahan
**
Hazfi Cup:
2014–15
Career statistics
Career statistics
at Nogometni Magazin
References
External links
Profile
at Nogometni Magazin
Profile at Dinamo Zagreb's official website
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Living people
1985 births
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Croatian Football League players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
NK Varaždin (1931–2015) players
NK Zagreb players
Shandong Taishan F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Footballers from São Paulo
Al-Ettifaq FC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in Iran
Ratchaburi F.C. players
Al-Shorta SC players
Thai League 1 players
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Thailand
Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Men's association football defenders
Saudi Pro League players
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen