![]() Kelly with EC São Bernardo in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kelly Rodrigues Santana Costa [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 June 1987||
Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Santos U15 (assistant) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Juventus-SP | ||
2006–2011 | Santos | ||
2012–2014 | Centro Olímpico | 15 | (0) |
2015 | Ferroviária | 0 | (0) |
2015–2019 | Santos | 8 | (0) |
2020 | Flamengo | 5 | (0) |
2021 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 10 | (0) |
2022 | EC São Bernardo | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Santos | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2024– | Santos U15 (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Kelly Rodrigues Santana Costa (born 22 June 1987), simply known as Kelly, is a Brazilian football coach and former player who played as a central defender or a midfielder. She is the current assistant of Santos' under-15 team.
Born in São Paulo, Kelly began her career with hometown side Juventus-SP, before joining Santos in 2006. [2] In January 2012, after the club's women's football section was closed, she moved to Centro Olímpico. [3]
Kelly returned to Peixe in April 2015, after a short period at Ferroviária. [4] She left in 2019, and was announced at Flamengo in January 2020. [5]
In 2021, Kelly moved abroad and joined the Israeli side Hapoel Be'er Sheva. She returned to her home country with EC São Bernardo in the following year, before rejoining Santos on 27 January 2023. [6]
On 20 September 2024, Kelly announced her retirement and became an assistant of the under-15 team of her last club Santos. [7]
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