the president of Russia, Vladimir Putingranted the letter of citizenship to the protector of Brazil Douglas Santosowned by Zenit St. Petersburg, by a decree published today on the State legal information portal.
Santos, 30 years old, He was signed in July 2019 and played in nearly 200 games.
In his five seasons with him, Zenit always won the Premier League, as well as five Super Cups and two Russian Cups.
Thus, Santos joins other foreign football players who have acquired Russian citizenship, like his compatriots Ari (Ariclenes da Silva Ferreira), Malcom Filipe Silva de Oliveira and Claudinho (Cláudio Luiz Rodrigues Parise Leonel), the ecuadorian Cristian Ramirezor Spanish Albert Riera (his wife is Russian), among others.
Source: La Verdad
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