Rui Orlando Ribeiro Santos Neto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rui Orlando Ribeiro Santos Neto | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Santo Tirso, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | São Martinho | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1994 | 1º Maio Figueiró | ||
| 1994–1998 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Fafe | 56 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Moreirense | 83 | (6) |
| 2006–2007 | Freamunde | 22 | (3) |
| 2007–2012 | Académica | 90 | (3) |
| 2013 | Freamunde | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Felgueiras | 30 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Leixões | 37 | (0) |
| 2015– | São Martinho | 53 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2017. | |||
Rui Orlando Ribeiro Santos Neto (born 24 October 1979), known as Orlando, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Associação Recreativa de São Martinho as a central defender.
Football career
Born in Santo Tirso, Porto District, Orlando started his career with AD Fafe in the third division in 1998, moving on to Moreirense FC after three years. Under the guidance of Manuel Machado, he was an important defensive member of a side that promoted to the Primeira Liga – the season prior to the player's arrival, the club was also in the third level.
In 2006, Orlando returned to division three with S.C. Freamunde. After a good season, he was signed by Académica de Coimbra, being an undisputed starter from his debuts. In 2008–09 he scored in both games against F.C. Paços de Ferreira (2–1 win at home, 1–1 away), and continued to be an automatic first-choice in the following top flight campaigns.
Orlando spent the better part of 2010–11 and 2011–12 on the sidelines, nursing an injury.[1] In the first game upon his return, on 15 January 2012, he had to be stretchered off in the early minutes of the home fixture against Vitória de Guimarães, in an eventual 0–2 loss; after surgery, he remained inactive for nearly one more year.[2]
In the summer of 2012, after five seasons with the Briosa, Orlando parted ways with the club. In January of the following year he agreed on a return to Freamunde, who now competed now in the second tier.[3]
Following Freamunde's relegation, Orlando signed for FC Felgueiras on a one-year deal.[4]
References
- ↑ Orlando, sócio 844 da Mancha Negra (Orlando, Mancha Negra associate nº 844); Académica Coimbra, 23 August 2011 (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Orlando vai ser operado na quinta-feira (Orlando to undergo surgery on Thursday); Académica Coimbra, 16 January 2012 (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Freamunde chegou a acordo com Tengarrinha e Orlando (Freamunde reached agreement with Tengarrinha and Orlando); Expresso, 31 January 2013 (in Portuguese)
- ↑ Orlando é reforço do FC Felgueiras (Orlando is a FC Felgueiras addition); Notícias FC Felgueiras, 6 July 2013 (in Portuguese)
