Adilson dos Santos

Adi

Personal information
Full name	Adilson dos Santos
Date of birth	12 May 1976
Place of birth	Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Coach (former Left Wingback/ Center back/ Defensive Midfielder)
Club information
Current team	FC Seoul Coach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1997	Apucarana Atlético Clube	?	(?)
1997–1998	Paraná Clube	?	(?)
1998–1999	Red Star Belgrade	12	(0)
2000	Real Betis	0	(0)
2000	Sevilla	0	(0)
2000	→ Dalian Shide (loan)	25	(4)
2001–2005	Dalian Shide	119	(4)
2006–2013	FC Seoul	226	(15)
Teams managed
2014–	FC Seoul (coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2013. † Appearances (goals)

Adilson dos Santos, shortly Adi or Adilson (born 12 May 1976 in Aracaju) is a former Brazilian footballer, who last played as a left-back for South Korean K League side FC Seoul.

Club career

Adilson started his senior career playing with Apucarana Atlético Clube, and by 1998 he was estimated the best defender in Paraná State championship.

Next year, he moved to Serbian Red Star Belgrade where he played 11 matches in the First League of FR Yugoslavia during the 1998-99 season.

In 1999, he moved to Real Betis. but he did not make debut and moved to Sevilla FC. However, Sevilla did not have enough money to pay the transfer fee, so Real Betis lodged a complaint against Sevilla FC and he was not allowed to play for Sevilla FC. After the issue of the fee was resolved, he still did not play because he was deemed too young a player and the club was in the danger of regulation. He ended up playing on their B team.

In 2001, he moved to the giant club of China, Dalian Shide. He had succeeded in this club. He became the champion of Asia once and China 4 times also twice of Chinese FA Cup.

In March 2006, He moved to FC Seoul of K League Classic of South Korea ^[1]

He was winner of K-League Best XI in 2007, 2008 and 2010. He is now considered the best defender of the K-League after a collection of outstanding performances.

On 29 January 2014, he retired at FC Seoul and appointed a coach.^[2][3]

Honours

Club

Paraná Clube

• Campeonato Paranaense Winners : 1997

Dalian Shide

• Chinese Jia-A League Winners (3) : 2000, 2001, 2002
• Chinese Super League Winners (1) : 2005
• Chinese FA Cup Winners (2) : 2001, 2005
• Asian Cup Winners' Cup Runners-up: 2000–01

FC Seoul

• K League Winners (2) : 2010, 2012
• K League Runners-up (1) : 2008
• League Cup Winners (2) : 2006, 2010
• League Cup Runners-up (1) : 2007
• AFC Champions League Runners-up (1) : 2013

Individual

• K League Best XI (5) : 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013

Career statistics

Club career

Statistics accurate as of 3 December 2013

Club	Season	K League Classic			KFA Cup			League Cup			Continental			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
FC Seoul	2006	25	1	0	0	0	-	9	0	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	34	1	2
	2007	24	1	0	3	0	-	12	1	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	39	2	1
	2008	28	3	1	1	0	-	6	0	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	35	3	1
	2009	24	2	1	1	0	-	4	1	0	9	0	-	38	3	1
	2010	24	4	0	2	0	-	7	1	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	33	5	1
	2011	30	0	1	3	1	-	0	0	0	9	0	-	41	1	1
	2012	38	1	3	1	0	-	-			N/A	N/A	N/A	39	1	3
	2013	33	3	2	1	0	-	-			11	1	-	45	4	2
FC Seoul Career Total		226	15	8	12	1	-	38	3	4	29	1	-	305	20	12

References

1. "FC 서울, 브라질 MF ‘아디’영입" (in Korean). FC Seoul.com. 7 March 2006.
2. "FC서울 레전드 아디, 코치로서 제2의 인생" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 29 January 2014.
3. "코치 아디, "영원한 FC서울의 남자로 남고 싶었다"" (in Korean). MK Sports. 12 February 2014.

External links

• Adilson dos Santos – K League stats at kleague.com
• Adilson at ogol.com.br (Portuguese)