Commonwealth-Soccer-Club

Coach dos Santos is a native of Sao Paulo Brazil and came to Kentucky as a recruit for the UK Men's Soccer program. Marco, a

UK starting forward and recipient of a full scholarship, was a transfer from Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas in San Paulo and

arrived here during his sophomore year. He made his American collegiate debut in 2008 and was named Conference USA

Newcomer of the Year.

Career highlights:

Netted one game-winning goal

Scored a goal in his first two collegiate games, starting the first three games of his career

Notched a goal against Michigan and added an assist at Marshall

Tallied assists vs. UCF and FIU

Scored the biggest goal of his career to tie the game at NCAA RPI-leading Indiana

Had points in four straight games between Oct. 22 and Nov. 2

Added assists at SMU and against Marshall in the opener of the C-USA Tournament

With UK trailing early in the championship game against No. 7 Tulsa, dos Santos netted a game-tying goal, with UK eventually falling on penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw

Coach dos Santos is currently a student assistant coach with the UK Mens Soccer program as well as an assistant coach for the CSC 95 Girls Gold team. Marco plans to attend graduate school at Uk in the fall of 2011.

Coach Marco dos Santos