Oélilton Araújo dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [ɐɾɐˈuʒu]; born 8 March 1981), commonly known by his nickname Etto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. As of 1 September 2007, Etto also holds Croatian citizenship[2] beside Brazilian, and had expressed his desire to play for Croatia at the international level.[3]

Etto
Personal information
Full name Oélilton Araújo dos Santos
Date of birth (1981-03-08) 8 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Valente, Bahia, Brazil[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)[1]
Position(s) Right Full-back / Right Winger
Team information
Current team
Jadran Štefanec
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Bahia 3 (0)
2003 Criciúma 19 (0)
2004 Paraná 17 (1)
2005 Atlético Paranaense 6 (0)
2005–2011 Dinamo Zagreb 107 (8)
2011–2013 PAOK 52 (0)
2013–2014 Baku 27 (0)
2023– Jadran Štefanec 0 (0)
Total 231 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Career in Brazil

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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

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Etto arrived to his new club in August 2005.[4] 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.[1][5]

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.[1]

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.[1]

PAOK

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On 28 January 2011, Etto signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Super League side PAOK.[citation needed]

Baku

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On 5 August 2013, Etto signed a one-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Baku.[6]

Career statistics

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As of 20 April 2014[1][7]
  • Note: the Croatian Cup appearances for Dinamo Zagreb can be viewed at the official website of the club nk-dinamo.hr under The Match section.
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil South America Total
2002 Bahia Brasileirão 3 0 3 0
2003 Criciúma 19 0 19 0
2004 Paraná 17 1 17 1
2005 Atlético Paranaense 6 0 6 0
2005–06 Dinamo Zagreb[8] Prva HNL 24 5 0 0 0 0 24 5
2006–07 13 1 31 0 4 0 201 2
2007–08 23 1 7 0 10 0 40 1
2008–09 16 1 4 0 8 0 28 1
2009–10 21 0 4 0 10 0 35 0
2010–11 10 0 52 0 9 1 242 1
2010–11 PAOK Superleague 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2011–12 21 0 3 0 9 0 33 0
2012–13 17 0 0 0 4 0 7 0
2013–14 Baku Azerbaijan Premier League 27 0 3 0 0 0 30 0
Career total 217 9 30 0 54 1 300 11

1 Including the 2006 Croatian Supercup match against Rijeka.[5]
2 Including the 2010 Croatian Supercup match against Hajduk Split.[9]

Honours

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As of 1 August 2010[1]
Dinamo Zagreb

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Oleilton Araujo dos Santos Etto". Nogometni magazin. Archived from the original on 16 December 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Etto postao Hrvat" (in Croatian). javno.com. 1 September 2007. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  3. ^ Tanja Simić (7 August 2006). "Etto: 'Želim igrati za Hrvatsku'" [Etto: "I want to play for Croatia"] (in Croatian). Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2009.
  4. ^ "NK Dinamo Zagreb – Etto". Dinamo Zagreb. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Dinamo – Rijeka: Uhvatite nas ako možete" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Etto in "Baku"". FK Baku. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Etto (Oelilton Araujo dos Santos) – Dinamo Zagreb and Brazil". Footballdatabase.com. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Etto's Croatian League stats". Nogometni magazin. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
  9. ^ "Bišćan presudio Hajduku" (in Croatian). Sportnet.hr. 17 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
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