Douglas Renato de Jesus (born 9 March 1983), known simply as Douglas, is a Brazilian former

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who played as a

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. He spent most of his professional career with

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, having signed in 2011 from

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. He won the

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with the club, appearing in 235 competitive matches.

Club career

Early career

Douglas was born in

Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Preto (Portuguese pronunciation: Help:IPA/Portuguese, �ibejˈɾɐ̃w ˈpɾetu is a city and a metropolitan area located in the northeastern region of São Paulo (state), São Paulo state, Brazil. Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-la ...

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, and started his career with hometown club

Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) Botafogo Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Botafogo-SP or Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto is a Brazilian association football club in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo. They currently play in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, a ...

. In 2006 he joined

Iraty Sport Club Iraty Sport Club, or simply Iraty, is a Brazilian Football League Teams, Brazilian football team from Irati, Paraná, Irati in Paraná (state), Paraná, founded on April 21, 1914. Their home stadium is the Coronel Emílio Gomes stadium, capacity ...

, but returned to his native state in the following year after signing for

Olímpia Futebol Clube Olímpia Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Olímpia, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Olímpia, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, the fourth tier of the São Paulo state ...

. After winning the year's

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, Douglas moved to neighbouring

Sertãozinho Futebol Clube Sertãozinho Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Sertãozinho, is a professional association football club based in Sertãozinho, São Paulo, Brazil. The team competes in Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state fo ...

in the Série C.

Santos

On 6 February 2008, Douglas was presented at Série A side

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube () is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos, São Paulo, Santos. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo's premier State football lea ...

after agreeing to a three-year contract. During his first season he started ahead of

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and

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, playing 17 matches to help his team finish in the 15th position. Douglas was demoted to third choice in 2009, and was loaned to

Ipatinga Futebol Clube Ipatinga Futebol Clube is a Brazilian football club based in Ipatinga, state of Minas Gerais, founded on 21 May 1998. During the 2013 season, the club played in Betim, shortly after returned to Ipatinga in 2015. On 22 May 2022, the club was ...

of the Série B on 23 January 2010. Upon returning, he left Santos as his contract expired.

Vitória Guimarães

In January 2011, aged nearly 28, Douglas moved to Portugal and signed with

Vitória S.C. Vitória Sport Clube, popularly known as Vitória de Guimarães or sometimes just Vitória, is a Portuguese professional football club based in Guimarães that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football, at the Est ...

from

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. He made his

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debut on 5 May 2012 in a 3–1 away win against

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, but spent his first two seasons as backup to compatriot Nilson. Douglas became the starter from the 2012–13 campaign onwards, occasionally splitting the minutes with Assis Giovanaz first and youth graduate Miguel Silva later. On 26 May 2013, he was on goal as Vitória won their first ever

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after defeating

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2–1. On 12 August 2020, after announcing his retirement, Douglas was named academy goalkeeper coach at the

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Honours

Olímpia *

: 2007 Vitória Guimarães *

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