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My Take
Ricardo Santos is a name that reminds me how football careers can quietly reinvent themselves. Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1987, he put in his years as a player, but what catches my attention is the second act: he's now managing in Thailand, leading Uthai Thani in the Thai League. I find that journey from Brazilian footballer to Southeast Asian coach quietly fascinating, because it speaks to how the game opens unexpected doors far from home. There isn't much loud public detail about him, and honestly I respect that. He looks like someone building a coaching identity on his own terms, away from the spotlight.
Overview
Ricardo Henrique da Silva dos Santos (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈkaʁdu ˈsɐ̃tus]; born 13 February 1987) is a Brazilian former footballer who is the manager Thai League 1 club Uthai Thani.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ricardo Santos
- Name (Japanese)
- リカルド・エンリケ・ダ・シルバ・ドス・サントス
- Reading
- りかるど・えんりけ・だ・しるば・どす・さんとす
- Born
- February 13, 1987 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
- Origin
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Brazil →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.