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| Full name | Santos Futebol Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Peixe (The Fish, although the traditional mascot is actually a whale), Santástico and Alvinegro praiano |
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| Founded | 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Vila Belmiro, Santos, Brazil (Capacity 20,120) |
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| Chairman |  Marcelo Teixeira |
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| Manager | Cuca |
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| League | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Santos Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Santos, is a Brazilian football team from Santos, São Paulo state, Brazil. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. The football Stadium Urbano Caldeira, also known as Vila Belmiro, inaugurated on October 12, 1916 in Santos, São |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Alexi Stival, usually known as Cuca (born June 7, 1963 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian Football (soccer manager and former The Série A (informally called Brasileirão) is the highest division of Brazilian football. The 37th season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on May 12th 2007, and ended on December 2nd 2007. The Série A (informally called Brasileirão) is the highest division of Brazilian football. The Brazilian Football League is highly regionalised because of the vast size of the country ( is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld The club has been nicknamed Peixe (literally, "Fish") for decades, but the usual mascot is a whale (which is not a fish, but a marine Mammal). Marine mammals are a diverse group of roughly 120 species of Mammal that are primarily Ocean -dwelling or depend on the ocean for food The nickname evokes that Santos, Brazil, the city where it is located, is a seaport, when all other big clubs from São Paulo are from inland. A fan of the team is known as a Santista.
It was founded as Santos Foot-Ball Club on April 14, 1912, through the initiative of three sports enthusiasts from Santos: Raimundo Marques, Mário Ferraz de Campos and Argemiro de Souza Júnior. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The club won its first state tournament in 1935, and again 20 years later, in 1955.
They play in an all-white strip, with a second choice uniform of black and white vertical stripes and black shorts. However, according to the club's statute, the team's first choice uniform is a striped shirt with white shorts and white socks.
Pelé (chosen as "Athlete of the Century" by the IOC in 1999) started his career with the team in 1956, at the age of 15, and remained with Santos for 17 years. With Pelé, Santos won the Intercontinental Cup in 1962 and 1963. The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by
On 20 January 1998 Santos became the first and only team in football history to pass the 10,000-goal mark. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) More recently, on October 26, 2005 Geílson scored the team's 11,000th goal, the first scored in the team's away match against Vasco da Gama at the São Januário stadium. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geílson de Carvalho Soares or simply Geílson (born April 10, 1984 in Cuiabá) is a striker. Estádio Vasco da Gama, known as Estádio São Januário, is the home ground of Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama. Santos went on to win the match 3-1.
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History
The Golden Years
The club enjoyed its peak in the sixties, having players like Pelé, Coutinho, and Pepe. The club's popularity, nation-wide, was enormous.
In its golden years it won 9 state championships; two Libertadores cups; 6 (out of 10) Brazilian championships; and played exhibition games worldwide, showing the best Brazilian-style football at its moment of glory.
Unfortunately, however, the end of the club's golden age coincides with the substitution of the Taça Brasil with the Campeonato Brasileiro, which it would take the club 30 years to win.
Stopping War
It is really true that the club's popularity was so great that it could halt a war so that people could watch it play. The mythical event (which many dismiss as an urban legend) occurred in 1969 in the Congo. The Kinshasa (the former Belgian Congo) and the Brazzaville (the former French Congo) governments were engaged in a war when Santos arrived at the Kinshasa airport heading to Brazzaville, where it would play against the Congo National Team. Kinshasa (formerly French: Léopoldville, formerly Dutch: Leopoldstad, German: Leopoldstadt) is the Capital ||-||} Brazzaville is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo and is located on the Congo River.
Instead of sending them away, the Kinshasa government gently produced a brief truce, escorted them to the border and back in safety. After playing their previously arranged match (19/1/1969), the team returned to Kinshasa (again escorted by the militia) and met the Congolese president, who told them that they would only be allowed leave if they played against a local team.
On January 21, 1969 Santos played against a quickly-assembled Congolese juvenile national team and won 2-0. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Congolese president wanted a rematch and, on January 23, 1969 Santos played against Kinshasa Leopards, "losing" 3-2. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After that, they were allowed to take off.
In the meantime the war had been in a halt in both sides of the border, but it started over as soon as their plane left.
Santos After Pelé
The end of the golden age also coincided with the retirement of Pelé from professional soccer, in 1972, after a low-profile participation in the first Brazilian Championship.
From 1972 onwards Santos only won three important titles: the 1978 and 1984 São Paulo state championship, and the Copa Conmebol international title - the precursor of the actual Copa Sudamericana - in 1998. Format The competition was a knockout tournament All ties were two-legged including the final The Copa Sudamericana ( English: South American Cup, Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana) also known as Copa Nissan Sudamericana It was also the runner-up in the Brazilian championships of 1983 (won by Flamengo) and 1995 (won by Botafogo). Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian multi-sport club from Rio de Janeiro. However, since the late eighties, the club was seen as decadent, and many believed its glory days were over.
The Recent Years
The "resurrection" of Santos started when President Marcelo Teixeira, having spent several million reais on expensive player transfers, decided to try a new management formula to run the soccer team during those extremely tough financial years, that basically was to stick to the players coming up the club's ranks, hire the discredited Leão as coach in an attempt to develop new emerging talents for the professional league. The real (meaning "royal" ɹeˈal in English, [xe{{IPA|ˈ}}aw] in Brazilian Portuguese) ( sign: R$; code: “Leão” redirects here For other uses see Leão (disambiguation. Superstitious, Marcelo Teixeira also decided to put a statue of Modesto Roma, who was one of his greatests idols, inside the Vila Belmiro Stadium. Roma, called "Gigante da Vila" due to his body dimensions, was the greatest club executive director of all times, running the club during the golden age, and was the man responsible for keeping the amazing team together during the 60s, declining several international offers to sell Pelé. Modesto Roma once stated to the press his famous dictum "Da bola para a bola", meaning that all money received to play should be reinvested to keep and hire the best players of that age. The club would undergo a long process of rehabilitation, including the renewal of its stadium (increasing its capacity), the hiring of important players and, most important of all, a strong investment in infrastructure (training fields, medical and physiotherapical facilities) and the formation of players.
This rehabilitation policy proved effective and the club was soon replenished with numerous young talented players (among them Robinho, Diego, Elano, Léo and Renato). Robson de Souza (born January 25 1984 in São Vicente, Not to be confused with Uruguayan footballer Diego Ribas. Diego Ribas da Cunha (born 28 February, 1985) also known as Elano Blumer (born June 14, 1981 in Iracemápolis, São Paulo) is a Brazilian football player who currently plays for the Leonardo Lourenço Bastos commonly known as Léo (born 6 July 1975) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a Brazilian Football Renato, real name Renato Dirnei Florêncio, (born May 15, 1979 in Santa Mercedes is a Brazilian football player who currently plays In 2002 Santos were national champions for the first time since 1968, and in 2004 won the league again. The 32nd season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on August 10, 2002, and reached its end on December 15, 2002. Standings The club has also performed well in most tournaments in which it takes part and is seen as a major favourite for the current league.
Stadium
Santos' home stadium is the Urbano Caldeira (also known as Vila Belmiro), inaugurated on October 12, 1916. The football Stadium Urbano Caldeira, also known as Vila Belmiro, inaugurated on October 12, 1916 in Santos, São Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Nowadays it has a capacity of 20,120 people, but its record attendance is almost 33,000 people, in a game against Corinthians (tie, 0-0), 1964. Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian Sports club, based in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, most known for its football
Current Squad 2008
First Squad
- As of 12 February 2008. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common (Numbers only in Copa Libertadores 2008). The 2008 Copa Libertadores was the 49th edition of the Copa Libertadores, CONMEBOL 's annual international club tournament
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2008 transfers
- For a list of Santos 2008 transfers, see here. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Luciano Henrique de Gouveia or simply Luciano Henrique (born October 10, 1978 in Tremembé) is a Brazilian striker Sport Club do Recife, more popularly known as Sport in Recife or Sport Recife in Northeastern Brazil, is a football team from This is a list of Brazilian football transfers for the 2008 season.
Most Important Titles
International Competitions
World Championships
- Intercontinental Cup: 1962 and 1963. The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by
Continental Championships
- Libertadores Cup: 1962 and 1963. The Copa Santander Libertadores, also known as Copa Libertadores de América, ( Taça Libertadores da América) is a football cup competition played
- Recopa Sul-Americana (Supercup of the Continental Champions of South America): 1968.
- Conmebol Cup: 1998. Format The competition was a knockout tournament All ties were two-legged including the final
Friendly Tournaments
- Kirin Cup: 1985
National Competitions
- Campeonato Brasileiro: 2002, 2004. The Kirin Cup is an annual football tournament organised in Japan by the Kirin Corporation. The Série A (informally called Brasileirão) is the highest division of Brazilian football.
- Taça de Prata: 1968
- Taça Brasil: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
- Torneio Rio-São Paulo: 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1997. The Torneio Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, also known as Taça de Prata, or nicknamed Robertão, was a Brazilian national football competition contested between 1967 and 1970 The Taça Brasil (or Brazil Trophy) was a Brazilian national football competition which was contested from 1959 to 1968 Torneio Rio-São Paulo (or Rio-São Paulo Tournament) was a traditional Brazilian football competition contested between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro
- Paulista Championship: 1935, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1978, 1984, 2006 and 2007. The Campeonato Paulista is the most prestigious football tournament within the state of São Paulo.
- FPF Cup: 2004
Squads to have won national honours
1961 - Taça Brasil
Final game: 5 x 1 against EC Bahia. Esporte Clube Bahia is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia ( Brazil) founded on January 1, 1931. Team: Laércio (Silas); Lima, Mauro (Olavo) and Dalmo; Zito and Calvet; Dorval, Tite, Coutinho, Pelé and Pepe.
1962 - Taça Brasil
Final game: 5 x 0 against Botafogo. Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas is a Brazilian multi-sport club from Rio de Janeiro. Team: Gilmar; Lima, Mauro and Dalmo; Zito and Calvet; Dorval, Mengálvio, Coutinho (Tite), Pelé and Pepe.
1963 - Taça Brasil
Final game: 2 x 0 against EC Bahia. Team: Gilmar; Ismael, Mauro and Geraldino; Haroldo (Joel) and Lima; Dorval, Mengálvio, Coutinho, Pelé and Pepe.
1964 - Taça Brasil
Final game: 0 x 0 against Flamengo. Clube de Regatas do Flamengo is a Brazilian Multisport club located in Rio de Janeiro. Team: Gilmar; Ismael, Modesto and Geraldino; Zito and Haroldo; Toninho Guerreiro (Lima), Mengálvio, Coutinho, Pelé and Pepe.
1965 - Taça Brasil
Final game: 1 x 0 against Vasco. Team: Gilmar; Carlos Alberto Torres, Mauro, Geraldino and Lima; Orlando, Dorval, Mengálvio, Coutinho, Pelé and Pepe.
1968 - Taça de Prata
Final game: 2 x 1 against Vasco. Team: Cláudio; Carlos Alberto Torres, Ramos Delgado, Marçal and Rildo; Clodoaldo and Lima; Edu, Toninho Guerreiro (Douglas), Pelé and Abel (Adílson)
2002 - Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Final game: 3 x 2 against Corinthians. Rildo da Costa Menezes, also known as Rildo (born in Recife, January 23, 1942) was a former Brazilian footballer Sport Club Corinthians Paulista is a Brazilian Sports club, based in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, most known for its football Team: Fábio Costa; Maurinho, Alex, André Luiz and Léo; Paulo Almeida, Renato, Elano, Diego (Robert) (Michel); Robinho and William(Alexandre).
2004 - Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Round-robin tournament, without play-offs. Last game: 2 x 1 against Vasco. Base team: Mauro; Paulo César, Avalos, Leonardo and Léo; Fabinho, Preto Casagrande, Ricardinho and Elano; Robinho, Diego and Deivid.
Famous players
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Famous Coaches
External links
- Official website (Portuguese)
- Super Santos (Portuguese)
- Resgate Santista Association (Portuguese)
- SANTÁSTICO - news website about the team (Portuguese)
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