Phillip Dos Santos

Phillip Dos Santos

Dos Santos in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Phillip Dos Santos
Date of birth	(1978-08-13) August 13, 1978 (age 47) [1]
Place of birth	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Managerial career
Years	Team
2015	Ottawa Fury FC (assistant)
2016	Fort Lauderdale Strikers (assistant)
2017	San Francisco Deltas (assistant)
2018	Indy Eleven (assistant)
2018–2021	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (assistant)
2021–2025	Valour FC
2026-	Detroit City (assistant)

Phillip Dos Santos is a Canadian soccer coach. He is currently the assistant coach of Detroit City FC of the USL Championship. ^[2]

Coaching career

Early career

From 2011 to 2014, Dos Santos served in various roles for the youth sides of the Canada men's national soccer team. ^[3] He later served as an assistant coach for Ottawa Fury FC, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, ^[4] San Francisco Deltas, Indy Eleven, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC while his brother Marc Dos Santos was head coach. ^{[5] [6]}

Valour FC

On September 23, 2021, Dos Santos was named general manager and head coach of Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League. ^[7]

Coaching record

As of October 23, 2024

Team	From	To	Record								Ref.
			M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Valour FC	September 23, 2021	November 21, 2025	97	26	25	46	111	143	−32	026.80
Total			97	26	25	46	111	143	−32	026.80	—

Personal life

Dos Santos was born in Montreal and moved to Portugal at age 10. He is fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. He holds a UEFA PRO coaching licence. ^[8]

References

1. "Valour FC roster". Valour FC. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
2. "Dos Santos joins Detroit City FC's coaching staff". Detroit City FC. January 26, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
3. "Profile". Canada Soccer. January 28, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
4. "Fort Lauderdale Strikers Announce Technical Staff". www.nasl.com. December 15, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
5. "Phillip Dos Santos Appointed Technical Director at Fury FC". myemail.constantcontact.com. July 30, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
6. "Phillip Dos Santos". worldfootball.net. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
7. Jaques, John (September 23, 2021). "Phillip Dos Santos Speaks On Valour Hiring: 'This Was The Right Time For Me'". Northern Tribune. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
8. "Technical Staff". Valour FC. Retrieved October 3, 2021.