Claiton (footballer, born 1978)

**Claiton Alberto Fontoura dos Santos**, (born 25 January 1978) better known as **Claiton**, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

## Club statistics

|colspan=3|Club performance|colspan=2|League|colspan=2|Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Total||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1997|Bahia|Série A|0|0|||||0|0|
|1998|Internacional|Série A|19|1|||||19|1|
|1999|18|1|||||18|1|||
|2000|Vitória|Série A|20|2|||||20|2|
|2001|Bahia|Série A|0|0|||||0|0|
|2001–02|Servette|Nationalliga A|15|1|||||15|1|
|2002|Internacional|Série A|24|0|||||24|0|
|2003|41|0|||||41|0|||
|2004|Santos|Série A|9|1|||||9|1|
|2004|Nagoya Grampus Eight|J1 League|13|3|2|0|4|0|19|3|
|2005|31|4|1|0|6|0|38|4|||
|2006|Botafogo|Série A|31|3|||||31|3|
|2007|Flamengo|Série A|5|1|||||5|1|
|2007|Atlético Paranaense|Série A|22|2|||||22|2|
|2008|Consadole Sapporo|J1 League|30|2|1|0|6|0|37|2|
|2009|J2 League|23|4|0|0|-|23|4|||
|2009|Clube Atlético Paranaense|Série A|||||||||

## Honours

- Internacional
- Rio Grande do Sul State Championship: 1997, 2002, 2003

- Vitória
- Bahia State Championship: 2000

- Bahia
- Bahia State Championship: 2001
- Nordeste Cup: 2001

- Santos
- Brazilian League: 2004

- Flamengo
- Guanabara Cup: 2007
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 2007

## Other websites

- furacao
- CBF
- zerpzero.pt
- globoesporte
- sambafoot

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Claiton
- **fullname**: Claiton Alberto Fontoura dos Santos
- **birth place**: Porto Alegre, Brazil
- **position**: Midfielder
- **currentclub**: Porto Velho Esporte Clube, Porto Velho (coach)
- **youthyears1**: 1995
- **youthclubs1**: Sport Club Internacional, Internacional
- **years1**: 1997
- **clubs1**: Esporte Clube Bahia, Bahia
- **caps1**: 0
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 1998–1999
- **clubs2**: Sport Club Internacional, Internacional
- **caps2**: 37
- **goals2**: 2
- **years3**: 2000
- **clubs3**: Esporte Clube Vitória, Vitória
- **caps3**: 20
- **goals3**: 2
- **years4**: 2001
- **clubs4**: Esporte Clube Bahia, Bahia
- **caps4**: 0
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 2001
- **clubs5**: Servette FC, Servette
- **caps5**: 15
- **goals5**: 1
- **years6**: 2002–2003
- **clubs6**: Sport Club Internacional, Internacional
- **caps6**: 65
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 2004
- **clubs7**: Santos Futebol Clube, Santos
- **caps7**: 9
- **goals7**: 1
- **years8**: 2004–2005
- **clubs8**: Nagoya Grampus, Nagoya Grampus Eight
- **caps8**: 44
- **goals8**: 7
- **years9**: 2006
- **clubs9**: Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas, Botafogo
- **caps9**: 31
- **goals9**: 3
- **years10**: 2007
- **clubs10**: Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo
- **caps10**: 21
- **goals10**: 1
- **years11**: 2007
- **clubs11**: Clube Atlético Paranaense, Atlético Paranaense
- **caps11**: 22
- **goals11**: 0
- **years12**: 2008–2009
- **clubs12**: Consadole Sapporo
- **caps12**: 53
- **goals12**: 6
- **years13**: 2009–2011
- **clubs13**: Clube Atlético Paranaense, Atlético Paranaense
- **caps13**: 6
- **goals13**: 0
- **years14**: 2012
- **clubs14**: Esporte Clube Pelotas, Pelotas
- **years15**: 2012
- **clubs15**: Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo, Novo Hamburgo
- **years16**: 2013
- **clubs16**: Esporte Clube Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo
- **years17**: 2013
- **clubs17**: Alecrim Futebol Clube, Alecrim
- **manageryears1**: 2016–2017
- **managerclubs1**: Clube Esportivo Aimoré, Aimoré
- **manageryears2**: 2018
- **managerclubs2**: Sport Club São Paulo, São Paulo-RS
- **manageryears3**: 2019
- **managerclubs3**: Esporte Clube Cruzeiro, Cruzeiro-RS
- **manageryears4**: 2020–
- **managerclubs4**: Porto Velho Esporte Clube, Porto Velho
- **pcupdate**: 5 March 2018