Luiz Felipe Ventura dos Santos

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Personal information
Felipe
Full name	Luiz Felipe Ventura dos Santos
Date of birth	February 22, 1984 (1984-02-22) (age 24)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Corinthians
Number	1
Youth clubs
2002-2005	Vitória
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005 2006 2006 2006 2006-2007 2007-2008	São Caetano Loan Bragantino Portuguesa-SP Vitória Bragantino Corinthians	5 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:24, 16 August 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Luiz Felipe Ventura dos Santos, known as Felipe, (born 22 February 1984 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Corinthians in the Brazilian Série B.

1 Earlier Clubs
2 Corinthians
3 Skills
4 Honours
- 4.1 Club Honours
- 4.2 National Team Honours
5 Contract
6 External links

[edit] Earlier Clubs

Felipe began his career in Vitória (BA) before being loaned to São Caetano.

In 2006 he signed for Bragantino, following attention from various Brazilian clubs and on the 24th April 2007 before the start of the Campeonato Paulista, he was signed for Corinthians along with four of his team-mates: Kadu, Moradei, Everton Leandro and Zelão.

[edit] Corinthians

He made his first debut for Timão, in July 2007, in a win 1-0 against Juventude, and immediately established himself as Timão first choice for a goalkeeper. Felipe nows wear the number 1 shirt at the club.

[edit] Skills

He is reportedly tipped to be one of the best goalkeepers of Campeonato Paulista, known for his spectacular saves, great judgement and the ability to read the ball well. He is most importantly known for his skill at saving corners and free kicks.