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{{short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name          = Adilson
| image         = Adilson dos Santos.jpg
| caption       = 
| fullname      = Adilson dos Santos
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1976|5|12|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Aracaju]], [[Sergipe]], Brazil
| height        = 1.82 m
| currentclub   = [[FC Seoul]] (assistant)
| position      = [[Left wing-back]], [[center-back]], <br />[[defensive midfielder]]
| youthyears1   = {{0|0000}}–1997
| youthclubs1   = [[Apucarana Atlético Clube|Apucarana]]
| years1        = 1997–1998
| clubs1        = [[Paraná Clube]]
| caps1         = 
| goals1        =
| years2        = 1998–1999
| clubs2        = [[Red Star Belgrade]]
| caps2         = 12
| goals2        = 0
| years3        = 2000
| clubs3        = [[Real Betis]]
| caps3         = 0
| goals3        = 0
| years4        = 2000
| clubs4        = [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]]
| caps4         = 0
| goals4        = 0
| years5        = 2000
| clubs5        = → [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]] (loan)
| caps5         = 25
| goals5        = 4
| years6        = 2001–2005
| clubs6        = [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]]
| caps6         = 119
| goals6        = 4
| years7        = 2006–2013
| clubs7        = [[FC Seoul]] 
| caps7         = 226
| goals7        = 15
| totalcaps     = 382
| totalgoals    = 23
| manageryears1 = 2014–
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Seoul]] (assistant)
}}
'''Adilson dos Santos''', shortly '''Adi''' or '''Adilson''' (born 12 May 1976), is a former Brazilian [[association football|footballer]], who last played as a [[Defender (association football)|left-back]] for [[South Korea]]n [[K League Classic]] side [[FC Seoul]]. His good impression in Seoul was such that after retiring, he stayed as assistant manager at the club.

==Club career==
Adilson started his senior career playing with [[Apucarana Atlético Clube]], and by 1998 he was estimated the best defender in [[Paraná (state)|Paraná State]] championship.

Next year, he moved to Serbian [[Red Star Belgrade]] where he played 11 matches in the [[First League of FR Yugoslavia]] during the [[1998–99 First League of FR Yugoslavia|1998–99]] season.

In 1999, he moved to [[Real Betis]]. but he did not make debut and moved to [[Sevilla FC]]. However, Sevilla did not have enough money to pay the transfer fee, so [[Real Betis]] lodged a complaint against [[Sevilla FC]] and he was not allowed to play for Sevilla FC. After the issue of the fee was resolved, he still did not play because he was deemed too young a player and the club was in the danger of relegation. He ended up playing on their B team.

In 2001, he moved to the giant club of China, [[Dalian Shide F.C.|Dalian Shide]]. He had succeeded in this club. He became the champion of Asia once and China 4 times also twice of [[Chinese FA Cup]].

In March 2006, he moved to [[FC Seoul]] of [[K League Classic]] of South Korea <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.fcseoul.com/mobile/news_tv/fcnews_view.jsp?seq=248&tcd=news&pg=249|title=FC 서울, 브라질 MF '아디'영입|language=ko|publisher=FC Seoul.com|date=7 March 2006|access-date=7 September 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072709/http://m.fcseoul.com/mobile/news_tv/fcnews_view.jsp?seq=248&tcd=news&pg=249|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He was winner of [[K-League Best XI]]  in 2007, 2008 and 2010. He is now considered the best defender of the [[K-League]] after a collection of outstanding performances.

On 29 January 2014, he retired at [[FC Seoul]] and appointed as coach.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.fcseoul.com/news/news_view.jsp?news_seq=6&news_type=NEWS_LIST&part=TV&seq=1221|title=FC서울 레전드 아디, 코치로서 제2의 인생|language=ko|publisher=Sports Chosun|date=29 January 2014|access-date=11 September 2014|archive-date=11 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911203345/http://www.fcseoul.com/news/news_view.jsp?news_seq=6&news_type=NEWS_LIST&part=TV&seq=1221|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://sports.news.naver.com/sports/index.nhn?category=k_league&ctg=news&mod=read&office_id=410&article_id=0000126180|title=코치 아디, "영원한 FC서울의 남자로 남고 싶었다"|language=ko |publisher=MK Sports|date=12 February 2014}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club ===
''Statistics accurate as of 3 December 2013''
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|[[K League Classic]]
!colspan="3"|[[Korean FA Cup|KFA Cup]]
!colspan="3"|[[Korean League Cup|League Cup]]
!colspan="3"|[[AFC Champions League|Continental]]
!colspan="3"|Total
|-
!width=10|Apps
!width=10|Goals
!width=10|Assists
!width=10|Apps
!width=10|Goals
!width=10|Assists
!width=10|Apps
!width=10|Goals
!width=10|Assists
!width=10|Apps
!width=10|Goals
!width=10|Assists
!width=10|Apps
!width=10|Goals
!width=10|Assists
|-
|rowspan="8" valign="center"|[[FC Seoul]]
|[[2006 K League|2006]]
|25||1||0||0||0||–||9||0||2||N/A||N/A||N/A
!34!!1!!2
|-
|[[2007 K League|2007]]
|24||1||0||3||0||–||12||1||1||N/A||N/A||N/A
!39!!2!!1
|-
|[[2008 K League|2008]]
|28||3||1||1||0||–||6||0||0||N/A||N/A||N/A
!35!!3!!1
|-
|[[2009 K League|2009]]
|24||2||1||1||0||–||4||1||0||9||0||–
!38!!3!!1
|-
|[[2010 K-League|2010]]
|24||4||0||2||0||–||7||1||1||N/A||N/A||N/A
!33!!5!!1
|-
|[[2011 K-League|2011]]
|30||0||1||3||1||–||0||0||0||9||0||–
!41!!1!!1
|-
|[[2012 K-League|2012]]
|38||1||3||1||0||–||colspan="3"|–||N/A||N/A||N/A
!39!!1!!3
|-
|[[2013 K League Classic|2013]]
|33||3||2||1||0||–||colspan="3"|–||11||1||–
!45!!4!!2
|-
! colspan="2" | FC Seoul<br/>Career Total
!226!!15!!8!!12!!1!!–!!38!!3!!4!!29!!1!!–!!305!!20!!12
|-
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
;[[Paraná Clube]]
* [[Campeonato Paranaense]] Winners : 1997

;[[Red Star Belgrade]]
* [[Serbia and Montenegro Cup|FR Yugoslav Cup]] Winners : [[1998–99 FR Yugoslavia Cup|1998–99]]

;[[Dalian Shide]]
* [[Chinese Jia-A League]] Winners (3) : 2000, 2001, 2002
* [[Chinese Super League]] Winners (1) : 2005<ref name="2005 Dalian Shide">{{Cite web|url=http://sports.sina.com.cn/c/2005-11-20/15531890650.shtml|title=足协杯-实德1-0绝杀鲁能 历史第二次成为双冠王|publisher=sports.sina.com.cn|date=2005-11-20|access-date=2019-08-22|language=zh}}</ref>
* [[Chinese FA Cup]] Winners (2) : 2001, 2005<ref name="2005 Dalian Shide"/>
* [[Chinese Football Super Cup]] Winners (2) : [[2000 Chinese Football Super Cup|2000]], [[2002 Chinese Football Super Cup|2002]]
* [[Asian Cup Winners' Cup]] Runners-up: [[2000–01 Asian Cup Winners' Cup|2000–01]]

;[[FC Seoul]]
* [[K League]] Winners (2) : 2010, 2012
* [[K League]] Runners-up (1) : 2008
* [[Korean League Cup|League Cup]] Winners (2) : 2006, 2010
* [[Korean League Cup|League Cup]] Runners-up (1) : 2007
* [[AFC Champions League]] Runners-up (1) : 2013

===Individual===
* [[K League Best XI]] (5) : [[2007 K League|2007]], [[2008 K League|2008]], [[2010 K-League|2010]], [[2012 K-League|2012]], [[2013 K League Classic|2013]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Association football|Brazil}}
* {{K League player|20060142}}
* [https://www.playmakerstats.com/player.php?id=60656 Adilson] at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)

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[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
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