| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dênis Oliveira de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | September 21, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Ipatinga, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1&fras1;2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Ponte Preta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Ponte Preta | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | União Barbarense | ||
| 2005–2006 | Ipatinga | ||
| 2006–2008 | Santos | 43 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Corinthians | ||
| 2009 | → Avaí (loan) | ||
| 2010 | → Náutico (loan) | ||
| 2010 | → Bahia (loan) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Dênis Oliveira de Souza or simply Dênis (born September 21, 1983 in Ipatinga), is a retired Brazilian right back.
Denis was discovered by Santos when his team Ipatinga eliminated them from Brazil Cup on penalty shootout, in 2006. Denis was signed right after this elimination game.
He conquered the right-back spot and played well in 2006 until a knee injury knocked him out of the season. When he recovered, already in 2007, his spot was covered by new signing Pedro.
When he finally displaced Pedro (who ended up being released and joined Sporting), he injured himself again against Caracas FC. He is expected to return in 2008.
Honours
- São Paulo State League: 2007
Contract
- 19 May 2008 to 31 December 2008
External links
- (in Portuguese) santos.globo.com
- (in Portuguese) CBF
- (in English) sambafoot