Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos

Eduardo Ribeiro dos Santos, called Eduardo, (* August 5, 1980 in São João do Piauí ) is a Brazilian footballer.

Career

The devout Christian Eduardo ventured in 2000 to move to Europe. He moved into the next generation of Grasshopper Club Zurich. He soon made ​​the breakthrough into the first team where he was an indispensable player. He was part of the champion team with Richard Núñez, who won the championship for the city of Zurich in 2002/ 03.

In January 2007, joined Eduardo, half a year before his contract expires at the French second division side Guingamp. He was by Ricardo Cabanas already the second player of the Grasshopper, who moved to Guingamp. Eduardo succeeded there in May 2009, a remarkable success: his two goals secured the Bretons in the final of the French Cup competition winning the Coupe de France in 2008 /09. France Football named him then as " Breizhilien ", a play on the words " Breizh " ( Breton for Brittany ) and " Brésilien " (French: Brazilians ). For the season 2009/10 moved to Eduardo Erstligaaufsteiger RC Lens, where he signed a contract until June 2012.

Achievements

  • Axpo Super League 2003 ( with Grasshopper Club Zurich )
  • Coupe de France 2008 / 09 ( with EA Guingamp )
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