[3] He won his third honour in 2004, leading ADAP to the Campeonato do Interior Paranaense Série Ouro title.
[5] After 28 years of coaching in Brazil, Santos took up a new job as he was appointed manager of Iraqi Premier League champions Al-Shorta.
[7] Santos successfully led Al-Shorta to first place in the 2013–14 Iraqi Premier League with 43 points from 21 matches, although the season was ended prematurely due to the war situation in the country.
[8] He received a Certificate of Merit for achieving an unprecedented feat of most consecutive wins against the club's rival teams, as his team achieved seven wins from seven matches against Al-Zawraa, Duhok, Erbil, Al-Talaba, Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Amanat Baghdad until the streak was ended with a 2–2 draw against Duhok.
[10] He then returned to coaching in Brazil and managed Cascavel in their first five 2019 Campeonato Paranaense matches, achieving two wins and three losses, before taking over at ASA de Arapiraca where he won the Copa Alagoas.