Vitinho (footballer, born October 1993)
Victor Vinícius Coelho dos Santos (also known as Vitinho; born 9 October 1993) is a Brazilian professional association football player. He currently plays for Flamengo.
![]() Vitinho with CSKA in April 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Victor Vinícius Coelho dos Santos | ||
Date of birth | 9 October 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | CSKA Moscow | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2010 | Audax Rio | ||
2011–2012 | Botafogo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2013 | Botafogo | 16 | (4) |
2013– | CSKA Moscow | 47 | (14) |
2015–2016 | → Internacional (loan) | 61 | (19) |
National team | |||
2012 | Brazil Olympic | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2017 |
Career
He has played for the Brazilian club, Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. In the 2013 season, he scored 4 goals in 16 Série A games.
Vitinho signed a 5-year contract with PFC CSKA Moscow on 2 September 2013.[1] He was usually just used as a substitute. Botafogo was interested in loaning Vitinho back to the club.[2]
On 16 January 2015, Vitinho joined Sport Club Internacional on a one-year loan deal.[3] The loan was extended to the end of 2016. He also extended his contract with CSKA Moscow to 2020. He returned to CSKA Moscow in January 2017.[4]
He made two appearances with the Brazilian Olympic team in 2012.
Honours
- Botafogo
- Campeonato Carioca (1): 2013
- CSKA
- Russian Premier League (1): 2013–14
- Russian Super Cup (1): 2014
- Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho (2): 2015, 2016
References
- "Vitinho joins PFC CSKA". Archived from the original on 2013-09-03. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- "CSKA Moscow refuse to loan Vitinho to Botafogo". SambaFoot. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- "Atacante Vitinho reforça o Internacional [Forward Vitinho joins Internacional]". Internacional (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- "Vitinho is coming back and will play for CSKA" (in Russian). Sport Express. 9 December 2016.
Other websites
- Vitinho at Soccerway