Detinho

Detinho
Personal information
Full nameJosé Wellington Bento Santos
Date of birth11 September 1973
Place of birthSergipe, Brazil
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
South China
Number30
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1997Vasco-SE
1997–1998Paços Ferreira10(3)
1998Vianense14(10)
1998–1999Oliveirense
1999–2000Marco26(19)
2000–2001Campomaiorense30(8)
2001–2005Leixões105(27)
2005–2006Imortal29(12)
2006–2009South China56(52)
2009–2014Citizen82(25)
2014–South China6(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2015.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Wellington Bento dos Santos (Chinese:迪天奴; born 11 September 1973), commonly known as Detinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hong Kong club South China AA as a striker. He also holds a Portuguese passport.

He played his entire professional career in Portugal and Hong Kong, retiring in his 40s.

Football career

Portugal

Born in Sergipe, Detinho only started playing organised football well in his 20s. In 1997 he moved to Portugal where he remained for the following nine years, starting with F.C. Paços de Ferreira in the second division and moving to SC Vianense in the third level after a few months.

Subsequently Detinho represented U.D. Oliveirense and F.C. Marco in division three, his performances with the latter attracting the attention of top flight club S.C. Campomaiorense who purchased him for the 2000–01 season, and he responded by scoring eight goals in 29 games to finish team top scorer, even though it was not good enough to prevent relegation.[1][2]

Detinho signed with Leixões S.C. in the third tier in late September 2001. He netted ten times in the league his first year, adding three in the club's historic campaign in the Portuguese Cup which ended in the final against Sporting Clube de Portugal (0–1, he played the full 90 minutes[3]).[4] he repeated numbers in the following season, helping achieve promotion;[5] after the previous domestic cup exploits he competed with the Matosinhos side in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup, scoring in a 2–1 home win against PAOK F.C. for the first round (3–5 aggregate loss).[6]

South China

Detinho joined South China AA in 2006 from Imortal DC, after the team gave up its "all-Chinese" policy. He had a very successful first season in the Hong Kong First Division League, being chosen South China Star of the Month three times (September, April and May), finishing second in the top scorers table and being selected in the Hong Kong Top Footballer Best XI; additionally, he was also voted his team's best player.

Citizen / S. China return

Detinho signed for fellow league club Citizen AA in 2009, aged 36. During the 2010–11 season, in a game against Sun Hei SC, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–4 triumph.[7] He came on as a substitute in the campaign's Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield, helping his team overturn a 0–3 deficit to draw the match 3–3, then win the match in a penalty shootout.[8]

On 29 September 2014, Detinho rejoined South China.[9] He received his Hong Kong Permanent Identity Card also in that year, after seven years of residence in the country.[10]

Club statistics (Hong Kong only)

As of 11 April 2015[11]
Club Season League Senior Shield League Cup FA Cup AFC Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South China 2006–07 1815314243N/AN/A2921
2007–08 1619234420502926
2008–09 2218201033N/AN/A2821
All 5652749696508668
Citizen 2009–10 16621N/AN/A42N/AN/A229
2010–11 155301010N/AN/A205
2011–12 162212010N/AN/A213
2012–13 16662N/AN/A00N/AN/A228
2013–14 15410N/AN/A22N/AN/A186
2014–15 42N/AN/A0000N/AN/A42
All 822514430840010733
South China 2014–15 601020000090
All 601020000090

Honours

Club

Marco
Leixões
South China
Citizen

References

  1. ↑ "Campomaiorense frente ao Gil Vicente: Detinho decisivo" [Campomaiorense against Gil Vicente: Detinho decisive] (in Portuguese). Record. 22 January 2001. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Campomaiorense frente ao E. Amadora: Detinho goleador" [Campomaiorense against E. Amadora: Scoring Detinho] (in Portuguese). Record. 12 March 2001. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sporting frente ao Leixões: Adeus cinzento a época de glória" [Sporting against Leixões: Grey goodbye to glorious season] (in Portuguese). Record. 13 May 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "Detinho: "Jardel marca e nós... 3–1"" [Detinho: "Jardel scores and we... 3–1"] (in Portuguese). Record. 11 May 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "A grande aposta leixonense" [Leixões' big bet] (in Portuguese). Record. 21 April 2003. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Leixões-PAOK, 2–1: Uma equipa fantástica (...) olé, olé, olé..." [Leixões-PAOK, 2–1: Fantastic team (...) olé, olé, olé...] (in Portuguese). Record. 18 September 2002. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  7. ↑ 鞠盈智建奇功 公民5：4反勝晨曦 (in Chinese). Soccer Sina. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  8. ↑ 南華災難性失銀牌 公民奇迹奪冠 (in Chinese). Oriental Daily. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  9. ↑ 體訊速遞： （足球）迪天奴重返少林寺 (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  10. ↑ 體訊速遞： （足球）迪天奴轉做本地薑 (in Chinese). Apple Daily. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  11. ↑ "Detinho". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

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