Kelly Rodrigues Santana Costa (born 22 June 1987), simply known as Kelly, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender or a midfielder. She is the current assistant of Santos' under-15 team.
 Kelly with EC São Bernardo in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelly Rodrigues Santana Costa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1987[1] | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos U15 (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 2006–2011 | Santos | ||
| 2012–2014 | Centro Olímpico | 15 | (0) |
| 2015 | Ferroviária | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Santos | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | Flamengo | 5 | (0) |
| 2021 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | EC São Bernardo | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Santos | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Santos U15 (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in São Paulo, Kelly began her career with hometown side Juventus-SP, before joining Santos in 2006.[2] In January 2012, after the club's women's football section was closed, she moved to Centro Olímpico.[3]
Kelly returned to Peixe in April 2015, after a short period at Ferroviária.[4] She left in 2019, and was announced at Flamengo in January 2020.[5]
In 2021, Kelly moved abroad and joined the Israeli side Hapoel Be'er Sheva. She returned to her home country with EC São Bernardo in the following year, before rejoining Santos on 27 January 2023.[6]
On 20 September 2024, Kelly announced her retirement and became an assistant of the under-15 team of her last club Santos.[7]
Honours
editSantos
References
edit- ^ a b Kelly at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Exclusivo: Bate-papo com Kelly Rodrigues, a incansável Sereia da Vila" [Exclusive: Chat with Kelly Rodrigues, the tireless Sereia da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Torcedores.com. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Jogadoras do extinto Santos superam desemprego em São Paulo" [Players of the defunct Santos overcome unemployment in São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Veja. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Ferroviária perde jogadora para o Santos e pode perder outras quatro para o São Paulo" [Ferroviária lose a player to Santos and may lose another four to São Paulo] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Portal Morada. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Flamengo anuncia 'pacotão' com sete reforços para equipe de futebol feminino" [Flamengo announce 'combo' with seven signings for the women's football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Coluna do Fla. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Ídolo das Sereias da Vila, Kelly retorna para terceira passagem pelo Santos FC" [Idol of the Sereias da Vila, Kelly returns for third stint at Santos FC] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Kelly é homenageada pelo fim da carreira como atleta e é nova auxiliar técnica da equipe Sub-15 das Sereias da Vila" [Kelly is honoured by the end of the career as an athlete and is the new assistant coach of the under-15 team of the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
External links
edit- Kelly – Israel Football Association league player details