Iriney Santos da Silva

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Iriney
Personal information
Full name Iriney Santos da Silva
Date of birth 23 April 1981 (1981-04-23) (age 30)
Place of birth Humaitá, Brazil
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Betis
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Nacional Manaus
1999–2000 Manauense
2000–2002 São Caetano 26 (0)
2002–2005 Rayo Vallecano 85 (1)
2005–2007 Celta 55 (2)
2008–2009 Almería 26 (0)
2009– Betis 80 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

Iriney Santos da Silva (born 23 April 1981 in Humaitá, Amazonas), simply Iriney, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Real Betis in Spain, as a central midfielder.

He also holds a Spanish passport, having spent more than one decade playing in the country.

[edit] Football career

Iriney made his professional debuts with Associação Desportiva São Caetano in 2000, and moved to Spain with Rayo Vallecano two years later. Eventually moving into the Madrid side's starting lineups, he did saw it drop two consecutive divisions.

In the summer of 2005, Iriney joined Celta de Vigo, being one of the Galicians most consistent players during his two-season spell in La Liga. Following the 2006–07 relegation he decided to leave the club, but was unable to find a club until the 2008 January transfer window, when he signed with UD Almería.

Subsequently, after gaining match practice, he was relatively used during his stay in Andalusia, with Almería consecutively maintaining its top division status. In late June 2009, his contract expired and he moved to neighbours Real Betis, freshly relegated to the second level.

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