Santos Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professionalfootball club, based inSantos,Brazil.^[1] They play in theCampeonato Paulista,^[2]São Paulo's state league, and theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A orBrasileirão,^[3] Brazil's national league, and are one of the only three clubs to have never been relegated, along withSão Paulo andFlamengo.^[4] Santos was a founding member of theClube dos 13 (English: Club of the 13) group of Brazil's leading football clubs.^[5][6]

The club has contributed many players to the Brazil national team, including to Brazil's World Cup-winning teams, especially during thegolden generation of players known asOs Santásticos (The Santastics), from 1956 until 1974. Led byLula, the team won a total of 22 titles between 1959 and 1974,^[7][8] including twoCopa Libertadores,^[9] the most prestigious laurel in South American football.^[10][11]Os Santásticos dominated theBrazil national football team and had what was considered by some the best club team of all times,^[12] and became a symbol ofJoga Bonito (English: The Beautiful Game) infootball culture, thanks to figures such asGilmar,Mauro,Mengálvio,Coutinho,Pepe and the iconicPelé, named the "Athlete of the Century" by theInternational Olympic Committee,^[13] and widely regarded among football historians, former players and fans to be one of the best and most accomplished footballers in the game's history.^{[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]}

Santos contributed players to the victorious Brazil national teams of1958,1962 and1970FIFA World Cups. It has also contributed players to the winning sides of the1916,2004 and2007 Copa Américas as well as the2005 and2013FIFA Confederations Cup. One Santos player has won theGolden Ball award at the World Cup with Brazil; Pelé in 1970.Neymar replicated Pelé at the Confederations Cup by winning that competition's golden ball.Pinga andNarciso represented Brazil in medal winning squads at the1984 and1996 Summer Olympics.

Below is a list of all Santos FC players to have played in themain national team (orSeleção inPortuguese language) while representing the club in official matches since 1916.

Below is a list of all Santos FC players to have played in the Brazil national Olympic team in official matches while representing the club.

Below is a list of all Santos FC players to have played in the Brazil national U-20 team in official matches while representing the club.

Below is a list of all Santos FC players to have played in the Brazil national U-17 team in official matches while representing de club.

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• Carravetta, Elio (2006).Modernização da Gestão no Futebol Brasileiro [Modernization in Brazilian Football Management] (in Portuguese). Editora AGE Ltda.ISBN 85-7497-287-8.
• Glanville, Brian (2005).The Story of the World Cup. Faber. p. 44.ISBN 0-571-22944-1.
• Cruz, Antonio (2003).Futebol Brasileiro [Brazilian Football] (in Portuguese). Editora Esfera.ISBN 85-87293-31-1.
• Cunha, Odir (2003).Time dos Sonhos [Dream Teams] (in Portuguese). Códex.ISBN 85-7594-020-1.
• Farred, Grant (2008).Long distance love: a passion for football. Temple University Press.ISBN 978-1-59213-374-1.
• Glanville, Brian (2005).The Story of the World Cup. Faber. p. 44.ISBN 0-571-22944-1.
• Helal, Ronaldo; Jorge, Antônio; Soares, Gonçalves; Lovisolo, Hugo (2001).Invenção do país futebol [The invention of a football nation] (in Portuguese). Mauad Editora Ltda.ISBN 85-7478-046-4.
• Moreira da Silva, Norberto (2007).Santos FC 95 anos - Passado de Glórias [Santos FC 95 years - Glorious past] (in Portuguese). Santos FC.
• Murray, Bill; Murray, William J. (1998).The world's game: a history of soccer. University of Illinois Press.ISBN 0-252-06718-5.
• Revan, Editora (1994).Futebol brasileiro: o gigante a despertar [Brazilian Football: a giant awakens] (in Portuguese).ISBN 85-7106-059-2.
• Torero, José Roberto.Santos: Dicionário Santista [Santos: Santista Dictionary] (in Portuguese). Ediouro Publicações.ISBN 85-00-01601-9.
• Torero, José Roberto; Pimenta, Marcus Aurelius (1998).Santos: um time dos céus [Santos, a team from heaven] (in Portuguese). Dórea Books and Art.ISBN 85-06-02745-4.
• Witzig, Richard (2006).The Global Art of Soccer. CusiBoy Publishing.ISBN 0-9776688-0-0.

• List of Santos FC players
• Brazil national football team
• Brazil national under-23 football team
• Brazil national under-20 football team
• Brazil national under-17 football team
• Football in Brazil
• Brazil national squads in World and South American championships
• List of footballers with 100 or more caps

• Brazil on FIFA.com
• Official website(in Portuguese)

• Santos FC
• History of the Brazil national football team

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