Name Oélilton Santos Height 1.76 m Role Footballer | 2002 Bahia Years Team Position Defender | |
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Full name Oelilton Araujo dos Santos Date of birth (1981-03-08) 8 March 1981 (age 34) Playing position | ||
Place of birth Valente, Bahia, Brazil | ||
Oélilton Araújo dos Santos ([ɐɾɐˈuʒu]; born 8 March 1981), commonly known by his nickname Etto, is a Brazilian professional footballer who most recently played for Azerbaijani side Baku. As of 1 September 2007, Etto also holds Croatian citizenship beside Brazilian, and has since expressed his desire to play for Croatia at the international level.
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Career in Brazil
His professional career in Brazil started in 2002 and consisted of one-season stints with Bahia, Criciúma, Paraná and Atlético Paranaense, whence he moved to Dinamo Zagreb for the 2005–06 Prva HNL season.
Dinamo Zagreb
Etto arrived to his new club in August 2005. In his debut season with the Croatian club Etto featured in 24 league matches and scored 5 goals in what would end up being the title winning campaign for Dinamo Zagreb. The following season Etto made inconsisted appearances and featured in only 13 league matches for the club. He also made his debut in European competitions, making a total of four appearances throughout the season. He won his first double with the club as Dinamo Zagreb were both league champions and cup winners for the 2006–07 season. Etto also played in the 2006 Croatian Supercup which Dinamo Zagreb won 4–1 against Rijeka.
The 2007–08 was most successful for Etto since his arrival as he made a total of 40 appearances for the club and scored one goal. He also repeated the success with the club from the last season, again winning the double. The 2008–09 Prva HNL season saw Etto feature in only 16 out of 33 league matches for the club, making a total of 28 appearances in all competitions. The club won its third consecutive double since Etto's arrival.
He featured in 21 out of the 30 matches of the 2009–10 Prva HNL and made 10 appearances in UEFA competitions, also making four appearances in the 2009–10 Croatian Cup which made a total of 35 appearances.
PAOK
On 28 January 2011, Etto signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Super League side PAOK.
Baku
On 5 August 2013, Etto signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Baku.
Career statistics
As of 20 April 20141 Including the 2006 Croatian Supercup match against Rijeka.
2 Including the 2010 Croatian Supercup match against Hajduk Split.