# 2010 Santos FC season

The 2010 season was Santos Futebol Clube's ninety-eighth season in existence and the club's fifty-first consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
On 4 December 2009, Luis Álvaro de Oliveira Ribeiro was elect President for the next two years.
This season marked the new Meninos da Vila generation, where Neymar, Ganso, Rafael, Wesley, André, alongside Robinho (who joined the club on a six-month loan deal) and others players, helped Santos win their 18th Campeonato Paulista title, beating Santo André in the finals. Santos also won the Copa do Brasil title, winning for the first time in history. It was the culmination of a campaign marked by a devastating team with relentless wins, as against Naviraiense 10–0 and 8–1 against Guarani, game in which Neymar scored five goals. In the second half of the year, losses of key players as Wesley (sold to Werder Bremen), André (sold to Dynamo Kyiv), Robinho (who returned to Manchester City), Ganso (who suffered an Anterior cruciate ligament injury), and the dismissal of coach Dorival Junior after a misunderstanding involving Neymar, Santos was unable to go beyond an 8th place in the Campeonato Brasileiro and postponed the conquest of the "triple crown" (symbolic title given to whoever wins in the same year, the State Championship, the Brazil Cup and Brazil League).

## Players
### Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | BRA | Rafael |
| — | GK | BRA | Felipe |
| — | GK | BRA | Vladimir |
| — | DF | BRA | Alex Sandro |
| — | DF | BRA | Bruno Aguiar |
| — | DF | BRA | Bruno Rodrigo |
| — | DF | BRA | Danilo |
| — | DF | BRA | Durval |
| — | DF | BRA | Edu Dracena |
| — | DF | BRA | Léo |
| — | DF | BRA | Pará |
| — | DF | BRA | Rafael Caldeira |
| — | DF | BRA | Vinicius Simon |
| — | MF | BRA | Adriano |
| — | MF | BRA | Alan Patrick |
| — | MF | BRA | Arouca |
| — | MF | VEN | Breitner |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | BRA | Felipe Anderson |
| — | MF | BRA | Ganso |
| — | MF | BRA | Madson |
| — | MF | BRA | Marquinhos |
| — | MF | BRA | Moisés |
| — | MF | BRA | Roberto Brum |
| — | MF | BRA | Rodrigo Possebon |
| — | MF | BRA | Rodriguinho |
| — | MF | BRA | Victor Hugo |
| — | MF | BRA | Zézinho |
| — | FW | BRA | Dimba |
| — | FW | BRA | Keirrison |
| — | FW | BRA | Marcel |
| — | FW | BRA | Neymar |
| — | FW | BRA | Tiago Luís |
| — | FW | BRA | Zé Eduardo |

### Appearances and goals

| Pos. | Name | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Copa Sudamericana | Copa Sudamericana | Total | Total |
| Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GK | Felipe | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| GK | Rafael | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| DF | Alex Sandro | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| DF | Léo | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| DF | Maranhão | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| DF | Pará | 31 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| DF | Bruno Aguiar | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| DF | Bruno Rodrigo | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Durval | 34 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 3 |
| DF | Edu Dracena | 28 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 4 |
| DF | Rafael Caldeira | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Wesley Santos [YS] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Adriano | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Alan Patrick | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
| MF | Arouca | 28 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| MF | Breitner | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| MF | Roberto Brum | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| MF | Danilo | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| MF | Felipe Anderson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Ganso | 11 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 13 |
| MF | Jefferson Souza [YS] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Madson | 18 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 8 |
| MF | Marquinhos | 28 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 7 |
| MF | Moisés | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Rodrigo Possebon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Rodriguinho | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| MF | Serginho [YS] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Zezinho | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| FW | Dimba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Keirrison | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| FW | Marcel | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 |
| FW | Neymar | 31 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 42 |
| FW | Tiago Luís | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Zé Eduardo | 28 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 18 |
| Players transferred during the season ||||||||||||
| DF | George Lucas | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Luciano Castan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Vinicius Simon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Germano | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| MF | Giovanni | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| MF | Rodrigo Mancha | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| MF | Wesley | 11 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 9 |
| FW | André | 9 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 26 |
| FW | Maikon Leite | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| FW | Robinho | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
a $^^$ Player from Youth System with first team experience.
Last updated: 5 December 2010 Source: Match reports in competitive matches

### Top scorers

| R | Name | Brasileirão | Paulistão | Copa do Brasil | Sudamericana | Total |
| 1 | Neymar | 17 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 42 |
| 2 | André | 5 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 26 |
| 3 | Zé Eduardo | 10 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| 4 | Ganso | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Robinho | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Wesley | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Madson | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Last updated: 5 December 2010 Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

### Disciplinary record

| P | Name | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Paulista | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Brasileiro | Campeonato Brasileiro | Copa do Brasil | Copa do Brasil | Copa Sudamericana | Total | Total | Total |
| MF | Adriano | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | |
| DF | Alex Sandro | | | | 9 | 2 | | | | | 9 | 2 | |
| FW | André | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| MF | Arouca | | | | 9 | | | 3 | | | 12 | | |
| DF | Bruno Aguiar | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| DF | Bruno Rodrigo | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | | |
| MF | Breitner | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| DF | Danilo | | | | 6 | | | | | | 6 | | |
| DF | Durval | 2 | | | 9 | | | 5 | | | 16 | | |
| DF | Edu Dracena | 5 | | | 11 | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| GK | Felipe | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| MF | Felipe Anderson | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| MF | Ganso | 8 | | | 4 | | | | | | 12 | | |
| DF | George Lucas | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| FW | Keirrison | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | |
| DF | Léo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | | | 3 | | | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| DF | Luciano Castan | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | |
| MF | Madson | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | | |
| FW | Maikon Leite | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| DF | Maranhão | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| FW | Marcel | | | | 2 | | 1 | 2 | | | 4 | | 1 |
| MF | Marquinhos | 1 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 3 | | 1 |
| FW | Neymar | 7 | | 1 | 11 | | | 4 | | 1 | 23 | | 1 |
| DF | Pará | 7 | | | 7 | | | 3 | | | 17 | | |
| GK | Rafael | | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | |
| DF | Rafael Caldeira | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| MF | Roberto Brum | 3 | | 1 | 3 | | | | | | 6 | | 1 |
| FW | Robinho | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | | 4 | | |
| MF | Rodrigo Mancha | 4 | | | | | | 1 | | | 5 | | |
| MF | Rodrigo Possebon | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| MF | Rodriguinho | 2 | | | 8 | | | 2 | | 1 | 13 | | |
| FW | Tiago Luís | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| DF | Vinicius Simon | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | |
| MF | Wesley | 8 | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | 9 | 1 | |
| FW | Zé Eduardo | 2 | | | 5 | 1 | | 1 | | | 8 | 1 | |
| MF | Zezinho | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | | |
Last updated: 5 December 2010 Source: Campeonato Paulista, Campeonato Brasileiro, Copa do Brasil, Copa Sudamericana Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Coach | Dorival Júnior |
| Assistant coach | Ivan Izzo Edinho Marcelo Martelotte |
| Fitness trainer | Ricardo Rosa Celso Rezende Marco Alejandro |
| Goalkeeping coach | Antônio Barbirotto Junior |
Source:

### Kit

Supplier: Umbro Sponsor(s): Seara
| Home | Away |
Source:

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Name | Moving from | Type | Ends |
| DF | Bruno Rodrigo | Portuguesa | Signed | 2012 |
| DF | Bruno Aguiar | Guarani | Signed | 2012 |
| MF | Marquinhos | Avaí | Signed | 2012 |
| GK | Vladimir | Fortaleza | Loan return | 2014 |
| GK | Felipe | Paraná Clube | Loan return | 2012 |
| MF | Roberto Brum | Figueirense | Loan return | 2011 |
| DF | Durval | Sport | Signed | 2011 |
| MF | Wesley | Atlético–PR | Loan Return | 2012 |
| MF | Giovanni | Mogi Mirim | Signed | 2010 |
| FW | Zé Eduardo | Pinheiros | Loaned | 2010 |
| DF | Luciano Castan | União São João | Loaned | 2010 |
| DF | Maranhão | Guarani | Signed | 2013 |
| MF | Arouca | São Paulo | Loaned | 2010 |
| FW | Robinho | Manchester City | Loaned | 2010 |
| MF | Zezinho | Juventude | Loaned | 2011 |
| DF | Alex Sandro | Atlético–PR | Loaned | 2011 |
| MF | Rodriguinho | Guarani | Signed | 2012 |
| FW | Marcel | Benfica | Loaned | 2010 |
| FW | Tiago Lúis | União Leiria | Loan return | 2013 |
| DF | Adriano | São Caetano | Loan return | 2013 |
| DF | Danilo | América Mineiro | Signed | 2013 |
| FW | Keirrison | Barcelona | Loaned | 2011 |
| MF | Rodrigo Possebon | Manchester United | Signed | 2014 |
| FW | Moisés | Paysandu | Signed | 2010 |
| MF | Victor Hugo | Santa Cruz | Loaned | 2011 |
| DF | Vinicius Simon | Criciúma | Loan return | 2013 |

### Out

| Pos. | Name | Moving to | Type |
| DF | Wagner Diniz | São Paulo | Loan expiration |
| DF | André Astorga | Bragantino | End of contract |
| DF | Luizinho | Cruzeiro | Loan expiration |
| GK | Sérgio | Free Agent | End of contract |
| MF | Felipe Azevedo | Paulista | Loan expiration |
| DF | Eli Sabiá | Paulista | Loan expiration |
| DF | Adaílton | Free Agent | End of contract |
| FW | Jean | Free Agent | End of contract |
| DF | Paulo Henrique Rodrigues | Atlético–GO | Loan expiration |
| DF | Triguinho | São Caetano | Loan expiration |
| DF | Fabão | Free Agent | End of contract |
| FW | Kléber Pereira | Free Agent | End of contract |
| FW | Gil | Vila Nova | Contract termination |
| MF | Rodrigo Souto | São Paulo | Swapped |
| FW | Fabiano | Ipatinga | End of contract |
| MF | Dionísio | Oeste | End of contract |
| DF | Filipi Souza | SEV Hortolândia | End of contract |
| MF | Patrik | São Bento | End of contract |
| DF | Luciano Castan | União São João | Loan expiration |
| MF | Germano | Sport | Contract termination |
| DF | George Lucas | S.C. Braga | End of contract |
| MF | Giovanni | Retirement | Retirement |
| FW | André | Dynamo Kyiv | Transferred |
| FW | Robinho | Manchester City | Loan expiration |
| MF | Wesley | Werder Bremen | Transferred |
b $^^$ Included in Arouca loan.

### Out on loan

| Pos. | Name | Moving to | Until |
| FW | Fabiano | Atlético Sorocaba | 2 May 2010 |
| MF | Róbson | Avaí | 31 December 2010 |
| DF | Vinicius Simon | Criciúma | 31 December 2010 |
| GK | Douglas | Ipatinga | 31 December 2010 |
| FW | Maikon Leite | Atlético–PR | 31 December 2010 |
| MF | Rodrigo Mancha | Grêmio Barueri | 15 May 2011 |
| GK | Fábio Costa | Atlético Mineiro | 31 December 2011 |

## Friendlies

Sources:

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Série A | 8 May 2010 | 5 December 2010 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 039.47 |
| Copa do Brasil | 24 February 2010 | 4 August 2010 | First round | Winners | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 063.64 |
| Campeonato Paulista | 17 January 2010 | 2 May 2010 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 31 | +41 | 078.26 |
| Copa Sudamericana | 12 August 2010 | 18 August 2010 | Second round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 74 | 41 | 13 | 20 | 176 | 99 | +77 | 055.41 |
Source: Competitions

### Campeonato Brasileiro
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Botafogo | 38 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 59 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 7 | Internacional | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 58 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 8 | Santos | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 56 | 2011 Copa Libertadores Second Stage |
| 9 | São Paulo | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 55 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
| 10 | Palmeiras | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 50 | 2011 Copa Sudamericana Second Stage |
* ↑ Internacional qualified as the 2010 Copa Libertadores champion.
* ↑ Santos qualified as the 2010 Copa do Brasil champion.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 December 2010. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | D | W | W | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | D | W | L | D |
| Position | 8 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |

#### Matches
### Campeonato Paulista
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 2 May 2010. Source: Competitive matches

#### First stage
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Santos | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 24 | +37 | 47 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 2 | Santo André | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 37 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 3 | Grêmio Prudente | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 28 | +6 | 37 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 4 | São Paulo | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 41 | 19 | +22 | 36 | Advanced to the Knockout stage |
| 5 | Corinthians | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 35 | |