Club World Cup - Santos factfile

06 December 2011 04:46

Factfile for Brazilian club Santos ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan:

Full name: Santos Futebol Clube

Captain: Edu Dracena (defender)

Coach: Muricy Ramalho

Formed: 1912

Colours: White and black

Nickname: O Peixe (The Fish)

Ground: Estadio Urbano Caldeira (better known as Vila Belmiro) (15,800 capacity), bigger matches are often played in Sao Paulo and club has plans to move to a 50,000-capacity venue just outside Santos

Previous appearances in Club World Cup: 0

International titles: Intercontinental Cup 1962, 1963, Intercontinental Supercup 1968, CONMEBOL Cup 1998, Copa Libertadores 1962, 1963, 2011

Source: AFP