Freddy dos Santos

Freddy dos Santos (born 2 October 1976 in Oslo) is a Norwegian former footballer who played most of his career for Vålerenga in the Norwegian Premier League.[1]

Freddy dos Santos

Personal information
Full name	Freddy dos Santos
Date of birth	2 October 1976
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back, Left midfield
Youth career
	Skeid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	Skeid[2]	50	(3)
1998–2000	Molde[2]	64	(0)
2001–2011	Vålerenga[2]	246	(38)
National team
1993	Norway G16[3]	2	(0)
1994	Norway G17[3]	6	(1)
1995	Norway G18[3]	9	(2)
1996–1997	Norway U21[3]	8	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:54, 6 May 2009 (UTC)

Dos Santos has played as a defender, midfield and forward. His former clubs are Skeid and Molde.[2]

Club career

Skeid

He started his career at Skeid. During the last two seasons with them he played in the Norwegian top division.

Molde

In 1998 season, he moved to Molde after Skeid got relegated from the top flight. In his first two seasons he helped them in achieving a back-to-back silver medal in the league, also playing in the group stages of the 1999–2000 Champions League.

Vålerenga

He moved back to Oslo in 2001 and joined Vålerenga, who had just been relegated from the Norwegian Premier League. He helped them secure direct promotion. He started in both finals in which Vålerenga won the Norwegian Football Cup, in 2002 and 2008. In 2005, he won the Norwegian Premier League with Vålerenga.

He has played over 300 games for Vålerenga, more than any other player in the history of the club.

International career

He has played several games at various youth levels for Norway, but never played in the senior side. He could potentially feature for Cape Verde as his father is born there.

Personal life

Cape Verde is his father's country of origin.[4]

In July 2006, dos Santos launched a single, This Is For Real, together with four other professional Norwegian footballers – Morten Gamst Pedersen, Raymond Kvisvik, Kristofer Hæstad and Øyvind Svenning. They called their band The Players.[5]

In 2012, dos Santos was announced as the host of the Norwegian version of The Amazing Race.

Club statistics

Correct as of match played 31 October 2010

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Norway			League		Norwegian Cup		Europe		Total
1994	Skeid	1. divisjon	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?
1995			?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?
1996		Tippeligaen	?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?
1997			?	?	?	?	0	0	?	?
1998	Molde		22	0	2	0	2	0	26	0
1999			20	0	3	0	9	0	32	0
2000			21	0	2	0	2	0	25	0
2001	Vålerenga	1. divisjon	22	7	1	0	0	0	23	7
2002		Tippeligaen	21	3	6	3	0	0	27	6
2003			27	10	2	0	6	0	35	10
2004			26	8	3	3	0	0	29	11
2005			20	1	5	1	4	1	29	3
2006			26	4	3	4	2	0	31	8
2007			25	0	3	1	4	2	32	3
2008			23	1	7	1	0	0	30	2
2009			9	1	2	0	0	0	11	1
2010			24	2	1	1	0	0	25	3
2011			23	1	0	0	0	0	23	1
Total	Norway		?	?	?	?	29	3	?	?

• 2003: 2 relegation games (0 goals) included in league games
• 2009: 1 Super Final (0 goals) added to Cup games

Honours

Vålerenga

• Tippeligaen: 2005
• Norwegian Football Cup: 2002
• Norwegian Football Cup: 2008

References

1. "Freddy dos Santos". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). NTB. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
2. "Freddy dos Santos" (in Norwegian). Fotball.aftenposten.no. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
3. "Freddy dos Santos" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Archived from the original on 17 July 2004. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
4. Aftenposten 27 November 2011 p.48
5. Helle Skjervold (9 July 2006). "Nervøse fotballboys" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 25 July 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.