Iriney Santos da Silva

Iriney

Personal information
Full name	Iriney Santos da Silva
Date of birth	23 April 1981 (1981-04-23)
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.

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.

External links

• Betis official profile (Spanish)
• BDFutbol profile
• Futbolme profile (Spanish)
• Transfermarkt profile