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entered Santos' junior divisions in 1996, and made his
professional debut at the age of 16 in 2000. Along with teammate
Diego, he helped the club to win the Brazilian league in 2002,
first since Pelé retired. After a disappointing 2003 season,
Robinho exploded in 2004, scoring 21 goals in 36 matches in the
league. Robinho has also appeared for Santos in two Copa
Libertadores, helping Santos finish runners-up to Boca Juniors
in the 2003 tournament.
Robinho's performances over the past three years had attracted
the attention of the great clubs from Europe, but Santos were
reluctant to let him go (foreseeing a possible decay of the
club's playing strength).
However, he expressed a desire to leave the country after his
mother was kidnapped at the end of 2004 and was held captive for
two months (one among several cases of relatives of famous
Brazilian footballers being kidnapped around this time). He
finally left Brazil in the summer of 2005 and started his
European club career with Spanish giants Real Madrid.
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