| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Everson Pereira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-11-10)10 November 1975 (age 50) | ||
| Place of birth | Campo Grande, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Portuguesa de Desportos | ||
| 1990–1996 | Paraná | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997 | América (SP) | 18 | (5) |
| 1997 | Girondins de Bordeaux | 9 | (16) |
| 1997 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | Servette | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Brussels | 16 | (5) |
| 1999–2000 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 14 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | Arminia Bielefeld | 10 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | VfL Osnabrück | 22 | (6) |
| 2002–2004 | Nice | 61 | (11) |
| 2004–2007 | Benfica | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Benfica B | 8 | (2) |
| 2006 | →Young Boys (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 26 | (4) |
| 2009 | ES Sahel | ||
| 2009–2010 | TuS Koblenz | 19 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Gueugnon | 19 | (1) |
| Total | 238 | (59) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Everson Pereira da Silva (born 10 November 1975), known as justEverson, is a retired Brazilianfootballer who played as amidfielder.
Developed atParaná, Everson moved to Europe in 1997, spending time some time withGirondins de Bordeaux,Paris Saint-Germain andServette. After three years in Germany, he signed withNice in 2002, where he had the best period of his career, playing over 60 league games in two seasons, scoring eleven times.
In 2004, he moved toBenfica but found it difficult to break into the starting eleven, partially because of injuries. After three years there, intercalated between playing for the reserves, a loan deal withYoung Boys, or not competing at all, he left forNeuchâtel Xamax in 2007. He represented three more teams before retiring in 2011.
Born inCampo Grande, Everson began his youth career atPortuguesa de Desportos in 1989, followed by a six-year spell atParaná. After a few months withAmérica (SP) in early 1997, he moved toGirondins de Bordeaux to play for their reserve team in theCFA, scoring 16 goals in 9 matches.[1][2] That record attracted the interest ofParis Saint-Germain, who signed him that same year.[2] After some training sessions withRicardo Gomes, PSG sold him toServette, where he stayed until the end of 1997.[1][2] He then joinedRWDM Brussels in the start of 1998, and stayed there for 18 months, a period he said it turned him into an adult.[1][2] In the summer of 1999, Everson moved to German football and spent three years there, two of those in the regional leagues, first atEintracht Braunschweig, thenArminia Bielefeld and finallyVfL Osnabrück.[1] In 2002, he joined thefreshly promotedNice, and became an undisputed starter, playing 60 matches over two seasons, scoring eleven goals, seven from free-kicks.[1] His performances led to a move toBenfica, who signed him on a four-year contract in July 2004.[3]Record wrote that Benfica paid Nice €1.2M to sign him.[4] Everson was described by his former teammate,Lilian Laslandes as a strong, tactically disciplined player that could operate either as defensive or central midfielder; and possessed a powerful left foot.[1]
Although, there was concerns that he was still suffering from apubalgia brought from Nice, he was declared match-fit on 9 August,[5] and made his debut for Benfica in theSupertaça Cândido de Oliveira againstPorto.[6] His first start happened in late October, in a home win againstOriental for theTaça de Portugal,[7] followed by 11 minutes againstVitória de Setúbal, in hisPrimeira Liga debut.[8] However, after months of light treatment to his pubalgia, it was decided that he needed surgery, so he was operated in mid December. with full recovery in a month.[9][10] After overcoming the injury, Everson was called up byGiovanni Trapattoni on some occasions, but did not play again.[11] Because of the 11 minutes played with Setúbal, he too won theleague title.[12] The following season, Everson was expected to remain with the first-team,[12] but he was deemed surplus byRonald Koeman, and ultimately demoted to thereserve team.[13][14]
After half a season competing in thethird tier, he was loaned toBSC Young Boys for the remainder of the season.[15][16] At Young Boys, Everson helped them reach theSwiss Cup Final, which they lost toFC Sion on penalties.[17] He returned to Benfica in the following season and spent the entire season without competing.[18] In July 2007, he moved toNeuchâtel Xamax on a permanent deal,[19] scoring his first goal on 1 September, againstGrasshopper.[20] After leaving Neuchâtel Xamax, he played briefly atÉtoile du Sahel,[21] returned to Germany to play forTuS Koblenz,[22] and closed his career at age 34, inGueugnon.[23] In 2011, Everson returned to Nice to work in their media department; he regularly appears as a host and interviewer in videos on the official website.[24]
Everson's son,Everson Junior, is a professional footballer in France.[25]
