Renan dos Santos

Renan
Personal information
Full nameRenan dos Santos
Date of birthMay 18, 1989
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)[1]
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Botafogo
Number22
Youth career
CFZ-RJ
20072008Botafogo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008Botafogo28(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 4, 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).

Renan dos Santos, commonly known as just Renan (born May 18, 1989), is a Brazilian football goalkeeper, who plays for Botafogo in Série A.[1]

Youth career

Born in Rio de Janeiro,[1] Renan started playing football as part of CFZ do Rio's youth squad.[2] He joined Botafogo's youth squad in 2007.[2]

Professional career

Renan played 22 Série A games in 2008, debuting on May 11 against Sport at Engenhão.[3] Renan started the 2009 season[4] replacing the then Botafogo's first team goalkeeper Castillo after a knee injury that left the Uruguayan goalkeeper out of the fields for approximately six months.[5] He played six Série A matches in 2009.[6]

Honors

Botafogo

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Renan" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Renan aprende com falhas dos goleiros" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. October 29, 2007. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  3. "Renan - todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  4. "No Botafogo o goleiro Renan comemora o reconhecimento rápido" (in Portuguese). Terra. December 25, 2008. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  5. "Botafogo descarta 'forçar' a saída do goleiro reserva Castillo" (in Portuguese). Terra. May 20, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  6. "Renan" (in Portuguese). Yahoo! Esportes. Retrieved June 25, 2009.

External links