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| Full name | Edílson da Silva Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1971-09-17)17 September 1971 (age 54) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Industrial | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Tanabi | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Guarani | 33 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Palmeiras | 41 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | →Benfica (loan) | 31 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | →Kashiwa Reysol (loan) | 54 | (44) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Corinthians | 57 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Flamengo | 60 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | →Cruzeiro (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | →Kashiwa Reysol (loan) | 16 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Vitória | 35 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Al Ain | 20 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | São Caetano | 27 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Vasco da Gama | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Vitória | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Bahia | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Taboão da Serra | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 411 | (176) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2002 | Brazil | 21 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Edílson da Silva Ferreira (born 17 September 1971) is a Brazilian footballpundit and retiredfootballer who played as aforward.
Dubbed asCapetinha, Edílson was asecond striker who was known for hisdribbling skills, and is mainly known for his stand-out performances with Brazilian clubsPalmeiras andCorinthians. In 1998, he received theBola de Ouro, the award given to the best player of theCampeonato Brasileiro Série A.
At international level, he received 21 caps with theBrazil national team, scoring 6 goals, and taking part in the nation's2002 FIFA World Cup victory.
Born inSalvador, Edílson youth development was spent in several amateur clubs of his home town. In 1990, he received an invitation of manager Jaime Braga to join Industrial Esporte Clube, which played in theCampeonato Capixaba, where he became a professional footballer. A year later, he moved toTanabi in thePaulista A2, with his performances attracting attention of larger clubs in theSão Paulo region, firstGuarani in1992, and latterPalmeiras in1993, momentarily breaking theSérie A transfer record, being surpass two weeks later byEdmundo.[1]
At Palmeiras, Edilson played alongside Edmundo,Zinho,Roberto Carlos,Mazinho,César Sampaio, in a team that won two consecutive league titles, in 1993 and1994, plus twoCampeonato Paulista and theTorneio Rio – São Paulo. During this time, he received his first callup to thenational team.[1] In 1994, Edilson moved abroad for the first team, joiningBenfica in thePrimeira Liga on a loan deal. He made his debut on 21 August, replacingAbel Xavier, in a 2–0 home win againstS.C. Beira-Mar.[2] AlthoughArtur Jorge only made him a regular starter from December onwards, Edilson still finished the1994–95 season as the club top scorer, with 17 goals.[3] He returned to Palmeiras for the remainder of1995, only to move toKashiwa Reysol in theJ1 League in 1996, in a second loan deal. In the two seasons in Japan, Edílson finished both as runner-up in Golden Boot ranking, scoring 21 goals in1996, and 23 in1997.[4]
Back to Brazil, Edílson joined Palmeiras old rival,Corinthians in 1997.[4] He remained a goalscorer, and partnered withMarcelinho Carioca, and latterLuizão; he helped the team win the league title in1998 and1999, adding accolades forBola de Ouro in the first of those years. A notable event of his period at Corinthians was the 1999 Campeonato Paulista Final against Palmeiras, with the title already in Corinthians hands, Edilson started taunting his opponents by playing with the ball, which led to a brawl that ended the match.[1][4] A repercussion of this, was the annulment of his call up for the1999 Copa América, which was given toRonaldinho instead. In the inauguralFIFA Club World Cup, in2000, Edílson was involved in a controversy withReal Madrid player,Karembeu. Edilson months earlier claimed that the French was not a player for Real Madrid, to whichLorenzo Sanz replied that "Who is Edilson?".[1] In the match against Real Madrid, a 2–2 draw, Edilson scored both goals of Corinthians, the first after giving anutmeg to Karembeu. Later in the competition, won by Corinthians, Edilson was namedGolden Ball of the tournament. However, his spell at the club ended only a few weeks later, after a semi-final loss to Palmeiras in theCopa Libertadores, fans stormed the training session and started a brawl.[5]
Edilson then moved toFlamengo, helping the team win theRio de Janeiro State Championship and the2001 Copa dos Campeões. Yet, he did not perform to expectations in theBrasileirão, and after starting a brawl withPetković, the club shipped him toCruzeiro in 2002. After a second stint in Japan, in2002 and2003, he returned to Flamengo in 2003, performing better in theBrasileirão, scoring 13 times, while also helping the team reach the final of theCopa do Brasil.
In 2004, Edilson changed teams again, signing withVitória, where he won another State Championship, theCampeonato Baiano. In theBrasileirão, he scored 19 goals, but could not prevent his team from being relegated. Faced with late salaries, Edílson moved toUnited Arab Emirates, joiningAl Ain, where he won localCup tournament, and helped the club finish second in the2004–05 UAE Football League.[1] In the final years of his career, he passed throughSão Caetano,Vasco da Gama,Nagoya Grampus andBahia, finally retiring in 2010, at 39.[4]
Edilson debuted forBrazil on 24 June 1993, in a 3–0 win againstParaguay.[1] He then spent several years without playing, returning in 2001, when he became an important player in the final stages of theCONMEBOL qualification for the2002 FIFA World Cup. He was a used substitution in the games againstChina andEngland and started in the matches againstCosta Rica andTurkey.[4][5]
Since November 2019, Edilson appears daily as a pundit onBandeirantes,Os Donos da Bola. After, been in 'Jogo Aberto andTerceiro Tempo. In went out of Band in 2020.[6] After, in 2022, appears asRedeTV!, where participated anGalera Esporte Clube In went out in 2023.
| Club | Season | League | ||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Guarani | 1992 | Brasileirão Série A | 0 | 0 |
| Palmeiras | 1993 | Brasileirão Série A | 20 | 8 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 21 | 10 | ||
| Total | 41 | 18 | ||
| Benfica (loan) | 1994–95 | Primeira Liga | 22 | 7 |
| Kashiwa Reysol (loan) | 1996 | J1 League | 29 | 21 |
| 1997 | 25 | 23 | ||
| Total | 54 | 44 | ||
| Corinthians Paulista | 1997 | Brasileirão Série A | 9 | 1 |
| 1998 | 28 | 15 | ||
| 1999 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Total | 57 | 20 | ||
| Flamengo | 2000 | Brasileirão Série A | 16 | 2 |
| 2001 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Total | 33 | 5 | ||
| Cruzeiro (loan) | 2002 | Brasileirão Série A | 0 | 0 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2002 (loan) | J1 League | 16 | 7 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 7 | ||
| Flamengo | 2003 | Brasileirão Série A | 27 | 13 |
| Vitória | 2004 | Brasileirão Série A | 35 | 19 |
| Al Ain | 2004–05 | UAE League | 20 | 22 |
| São Caetano | 2005 | Brasileirão Série A | 27 | 7 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2006 | Brasileirão Série A | 10 | 0 |
| Vitória | 2007 | Brasileirão Série B | 9 | 1 |
| Career total | 351 | 163 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 21 | 6 | |
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