Ademir Santos

Ademir Santos (三渡洲 アデミール, Santos Ademir, born March 28, 1968) is a former Brazilian Japanese football player who moved to Japan at age 16 to complete his high school studies and obtained his Japanese citizenship in 1995. His son Maito Santos is also former footballer.

Ademir Santos
三渡洲 アデミール
Personal information
Full name Ademir Santos
Date of birth (1968-03-28) March 28, 1968
Place of birth Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1985–1986 Tokai University Daiichi High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1991 Yamaha Motors 30 (2)
1992–1996 Shimizu S-Pulse 11 (2)
Total 41 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Santos was born in Bahia, Brazil on March 28, 1968. In May 1985, he moved to Japan and entered high school in Japan. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Soccer League club Yamaha Motors in 1987. He played in 30 matches as offensive midfielder. In 1992, he moved to new J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse. However he could hardly play in the games due to restrictions on foreign players. In September 1995, he obtained his Japanese citizenship. However he could hardly play in the games due to injuries. He retired at the end of the 1996 season.

Club statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Total
1987/88Yamaha MotorsJSL Division 1
1988/89
1989/90
1990/9112100121
1992Shimizu S-PulseJ1 League-001010
199320000020
199400100010
19958200-82
199610000010
Total 2331010253

References

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