Phan Văn Santos (born Fábio dos Santos on 30 September 1977) is a retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper and currently an amateur coach and a football instructor for children in Ho Chi Minh City. Born in Brazil, he represented Vietnam internationally.

Fábio dos Santos
Phan Văn Santos
Personal information
Full name Fábio dos Santos
Date of birth (1977-09-30) 30 September 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1992–1996 Vasco da Gama
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Vasco da Gama 2 (0)
1999 Barreira 5 (0)
2000 Campo Grande 8 (0)
2001–2010 Đồng Tâm Long An 206 (22[1])
2010Navibank Sài Gòn (loan) 10 (0)
2011–2012 Navibank Sài Gòn 18 (0)
2012–2013 Becamex Bình Dương 6 (0)
2013–2014 Hùng Vương An Giang 4 (0)
International career
2008 Vietnam 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Santos is the highest-scoring goalkeeper in Asia with 22 goals. While playing for Đồng Tâm Long An at the 2006 AFC Champions League, he scored a free kick against Shanghai Shenhua, becoming the first goalkeeper to score in the history of the competition.[1]

He played for Vietnam in the match against Brazil's Olympic team in August 2008.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b Saaid, Hamdan; Zlotkowski, Andre (10 August 2007). "Asian Club Competitions 2006". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Brazil thrill in warm-up victory". Agence France-Presse. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
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