The 2006 season was Santos Futebol Clube's ninety-fourth season in existence and the club's forty-seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Brazilian football.
This season, Santos announced the return of the manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo, who had left the club in the last season and failed at Real Madrid. On 9 April 2006, Santos won the Campeonato Paulista for sixteenth time in history, by beating Portuguesa 2–0 in the last match. On 31 August, they signed Brazilian midfielder Zé Roberto who was free agent since he left FC Bayern Munich, until June 2007. In the Campeonato Brasileiro, Santos ended in the 4th place, securing a place in the 2007 Copa Libertadores. In the Copa do Brasil, Santos were knocked out by Ipatinga in the quarter-finals. Santos also competed in the Copa Sudamericana, being eliminated in the round of 16 after a 1–3 loss on aggregate to San Lorenzo.
Players
Squad
Source:
Appearances and goals
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Transfers
In PNameMoving fromSourceDFDomingos20GrêmioLoan returnDFNeto23Paraná ClubeSignedFWJonas21GuaraniSignedGKFábio Costa28CorinthiansSignedGKRoger33São PauloSignedMFMaldonado26CruzeiroSignedMFFabinho26Cerezo Osaka SignedDFJulio Manzur25Guaraní SignedFWGalvão23IratyLoanedFWReinaldo26Kashiwa Reysol SignedFWGilmar21VitóriaLoanedMFCléber Santana24Kashiwa Reysol SignedDFRonaldo Guiaro31Besiktas SignedMFMagnum23IratyLoanedMFRodrigo Tabata25GoiásSignedFWAntonio de Nigris27Monterrey SignedFWRodrigo Tiuí20NoroesteSignedFWWellington Paulista23JuventusLoanedDFDênis22IpatingaSignedMFAndré21IratyLoanedFWLeandro24IratyLoanedMFAndré Luiz32Ajaccio SignedMFZé Roberto32Bayern München SignedFWFabiano21GuaraniLoan return
Out
PNameMoving toSourceGKMauro29NoroesteContract terminatedFWFrontini24MaríliaLoan expirationMFFabinho29InternacionalEnd of contractDFFlávio25UnattachedContract terminatedMFRicardo Bóvio23Málaga Contract terminatedGKHenao34UnattachedContract terminatedMFZé Elias29Metalurh Donetsk TransferredFWBasílio33Tokyo Verdy Contract terminatedFWWilliam22Boavista End of contractMFÉlton25Alavés TransferredMFRicardinho29CorinthiansEnd of contractFWFabiano21GuaraniLoanedFWCláudio Pitbull24UnattachedContract terminatedFWLuizão30UnattachedContract terminatedMFGiovanni33Al-Hilal Contract terminatedDFFabinho26Toulouse TransferredFWDiego22InternacionalContract terminatedDFNeto25FluminenseLoanedMFWendel24Bordeaux Contract terminatedMFGilmar22UnattachedContract terminatedMFLéo Lima26GrêmioContract terminatedMFLuciano Henrique27Pohang Steelers LoanedMFMagnum24UnattachedEnd of contractFWAntonio de Nigris24UnattachedContract terminatedFWGalvão23Atlético MineiroContract terminated
Coaching staff
Competitions
Overall summary
Detailed overall summary
TotalHomeAway Games played683434 Games won37298 Games drawn15312 Games lost16214 Biggest win5–1 v Palmeiras5–1 v Palmeiras4–0 São Paulo Biggest loss0–3 v San Lorenzo0–2 v Vasco da Gama0–3 v San Lorenzo Clean sheets26206 Goals scored1036142 Goals conceded641846 Goal difference+39+43−4 Average GF per game1.511.791.23 Average GC per game0.940.531.35 Most appearancesRodrigo Tabata (63)Rodrigo Tabata (34)Kléber (31) Top scorerRodrigo Tabata and Wellington Paulista (10)Rodrigo Tabata and Wellington Paulista (8)Reinaldo (5) Points126/204 (61.76%)90/102 (88.23%)36/102 (35.29%) Winning rate54.41%85.29%23.53%
Campeonato Brasileiro
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Campeonato Paulista
League table
Results summary
Matches
Copa do Brasil
First round
Second round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Copa Sudamericana
Second round
Round of 16
References