Phillip Dos Santos


Phillip Dos Santos is a Canadian soccer coach. He is currently the assistant coach of Detroit City FC of the USL Championship.

Coaching career

Early career

From 2011 to 2014, Dos Santos served in various roles for the youth sides of the Canada men's national soccer team. He later served as an assistant coach for Ottawa Fury FC, Fort Lauderdale Strikers, San Francisco Deltas, Indy Eleven, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC while his brother Marc Dos Santos was head coach.

Valour FC

On September 23, 2021, Dos Santos was named general manager and head coach of Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League.

Personal life

Dos Santos was born in Montreal and moved to Portugal at age 10. He is fluent in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. He holds a UEFA PRO coaching licence.