Danielson Ferreira Trindade (born 9 January 1981), known simply as Danielson, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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. He amassed

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totals of 216 games and six goals over ten seasons, in representation of

Rio Ave Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Football in Portugal, Portuguese professional Association football, football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which ...

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

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, Gil Vicente and

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

Club career

Born in

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, Danielson started his senior career with lowly

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. In the middle of 2003 he moved to Portugal, spending the following five years with Rio Ave FC (the first three seasons in the

and the following two in the

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, with promotion in

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). In 2008, Danielson signed with Russian Football Premier League side

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. During his stint in the country, he claimed to have been arrested twice. Danielson returned to Portugal the following January

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, being loaned to

F.C. Paços de Ferreira Futebol Clube Paços de Ferreira () is a Portuguese football club based in Paços de Ferreira, Porto district. Founded in 1950, the club competes in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at the 9,077-seater Estádio da Mata Real, a municipal stadi ...

. Subsequently, he returned to his previous club, was released, and re-signed with Paços on a one-year contract. Danielson joined another Portuguese team in June 2010, moving to

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C.D. Nacional Clube Desportivo Nacional, commonly known as Nacional and sometimes Nacional da Madeira (), is a Portuguese football club based in Funchal, on the island of Madeira. Founded on 8 December 1910, it currently plays in the Liga Portugal 2, Portug ...

. After one year in the Cypriot First Division with AC Omonia, he spent the next three seasons also in the Portuguese top flight with

Gil Vicente F.C. Gil Vicente Futebol Clube (), commonly known as Gil Vicente, founded in 1924, is a Portuguese football club that plays in Barcelos. It competes in the Primeira Liga, the top division of football in the country, and it is named after the Portugues ...

and

Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

; in the 2014–15 campaign, he was one of only three players to appear in every minute in the league. At the age of 35, Danielson signed with

C.D. Cova da Piedade Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade is a football club established in the parish of Cova da Piedade, municipality of Almada, Portugal. History Clube Desportivo Cova da Piedade was founded on 28 January 1947, resulting from the merge between União ...

of the Portuguese second tier. Until his retirement, he competed in the country's lower leagues and amateur football.Danielson reforça defesa do Berço (Danielson strengthens Berço defence)
Guimarães Digital, 27 August 2019 (in Portuguese)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Danielson 1981 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from São Paulo Men's association football defenders Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Rio Ave F.C. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players C.D. Nacional players Gil Vicente F.C. players Moreirense F.C. players C.D. Cova da Piedade players S.C. Salgueiros players Berço SC players F.C. Maia players Russian Premier League players FC Khimki players Cypriot First Division players AC Omonia players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus