Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos (born 5 August 1980) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as

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for Ríver.

Career

Dos Santos was born in São João,

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France

Dos Santos scored his first goal for

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, a penalty against

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. 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

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final against

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, despite his side being a

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club at the time. Dos Santos joined promoted

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club

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in July 2009 after agreeing to a three-year deal. After two stints with

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, dos Santos signed an eighteen-month contract with

club

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etz 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

. In between spells with Ríver, he featured for Associação Atlética de Altos, Altos and Campinense in

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and, in 2019, for

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, where he was joint top scorer with eight goals. He returned to Ríver for the 2020 season.

Personal life

Born in Brazil, 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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: 2002–03 Guingamp *

: 2008–09 Metz *

: 2013–14 River *

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: 2015, 2016, 2019 Fortaleza *Copa dos Campeões Cearenses: 2016

References

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