José Edmílson Gomes de Moraes (born 10 July 1976), known simply as Edmílson, is a Brazilian football executive and former professional

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. He's currently a technical consultant for São Caetano. Either a

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or a

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, he played in three countries in his professional career, representing with team and individual success

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and

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(four seasons each in the last two clubs). Having won 39

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with

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, Edmílson represented the nation at the

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, helping it win the tournament. Following the

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; Edmílson has been mentioned as one of the favourites to succeed Tite as Head Coach of

Club career

São Paulo, Lyon

Born in

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, Edmílson signed for São Paulo FC in 1995, winning two Campeonato Paulista titles during his spell. In 2000 he joined Olympique Lyonnais in France at the same time as compatriot

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, also a stopper, both being important as the club won the

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in his first season. In the ensuing off-season,

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also made the move to the

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, and often partnered Edmílson in central midfield as they went on to win three consecutive Ligue 1 titles.

Barcelona

In July 2004, Edmílson signed with

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for a reported

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10 million. He made his

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debut on 19 September in a 1–1 away draw against Atlético Madrid, and finished his debut campaign with only six matches as the

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won the national championship; on 3 October, after having come on as a substitute for

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during a home fixture against

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, he himself had to be substituted after only five minutes on the pitch, going on to be sidelined for several months due to injury. Edmílson recovered fully for 2005–06, collecting 41 appearances across all competitions, and playing an important part in

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's team as they won the league and the season's

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. In the latter competition, he appeared in nine matches – six complete – including the first half of

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against Arsenal. After a poor 2007–08 campaign, both individually and collectively, and following the departure of he club's manager Rijkaard, 32-year-old Edmílson left Barcelona as his contract was not renewed.

Later years

On 23 May 2008, Edmílson signed for one year with

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. After only a couple of months, however, he returned to his country, joining

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on a two-year deal and scoring his first goal in the first stage of the Copa Libertadores against

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, on 29 January 2009, just eight days after his arrival. After not having appeared in the São Paulo championship in 2010, Edmílson cut ties with Palmeiras and, on 31 January, returned to Spain, agreeing to a five-month contract with struggling

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– at that time, he was already the bearer of an

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, thus not counting as a foreign player. He appeared regularly during the remainder of the campaign, as the Aragonese managed to finish out of the relegation zone, and saw his link being extended for another year. On 12 September 2010, Edmílson scored his first goal for Zaragoza, who lost 3–5 at home against Málaga CF. In June 2011, after having contributed with only 12 games to the club's final escape from relegation, he returned to his country and joined

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, where he remained until his retirement at the end of the year.

International career

Edmílson made his debut for the Brazil national team on 18 July 2000, against

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. Selected to the

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in Japan and

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, he helped the ''Seleção'' win their fifth

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, appearing in six out of seven games and scoring his first (and only) international goal in the 5–2 group stage win over Costa Rica. Originally selected to the

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in Germany, Edmílson was forced to withdraw from the squad after sustaining a knee injury in training before the tournament.

Career statistics

Internationals goals

Personal life

Edmílson is a devout

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, having converted when he was 16 years old.

Honours

São Paulo * Campeonato Paulista: 1998, 2004 *

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: 1996 Lyon * Ligue 1: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 * Coupe de la Ligue: 2000–01 *

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: 2003 Barcelona *

: 2004–05, 2005–06 * Supercopa de España: 2005 *

: 2005–06 Brazil *

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: 2002

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmilson 1976 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Brazilian people of Italian descent Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Association football utility players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players São Paulo FC players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Ceará Sporting Club players Ligue 1 players Olympique Lyonnais players La Liga players FC Barcelona players Villarreal CF players Real Zaragoza players Brazil international footballers 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain UEFA Champions League winning players Converts to evangelical Christianity Brazilian evangelicals