Edson Luiz da Silva (born 15 March 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as left-back, who could also adapt to play in midfield.

Career

During his brief spell at Marseille he played in the

1999 UEFA Cup Final The 1999 UEFA Cup Final was an association football match played on 12 May 1999 at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow to determine the winners of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. The match was contested by Parma of Italy and Marseille of France. Parma won the ...

. In the summer of 2005, Edson signed for Lisbon side Sporting CP, after three seasons with União de Leiria where his side reach the final of the Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In January 2006, after making only one league appearance with the ''Leões'', Edson was loaned out to Polish side

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a ...

where he would help his side win the Ekstraklasa. He quickly made a name for himself in the Ekstraklasa, scoring some impressive goals from free-kicks. However, he was unable to maintain his form and he was eventually dropped in favor of

Grzegorz Bronowicki Grzegorz Bronowicki (; born 4 August 1980, in Jaszczów) is a Polish football defender who currently plays for Błękit Cyców. Career Bronowicki spent most of his early career at Górnik Łęczna, apart from one season which he spent at Lewart ...

. However, in the 2007–08 season Bronowicki's was sold to Crvena Zvezda Belgrad and new manager of

, Jan Urban moved Edson to the midfield and he reclaimed his place in first eleven. He then lost his place again to 18-year-old Maciej Rybus. On 1 August 2009, he moved to Polish Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce. On 9 August he made his debut for his new club in a match against

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation' ...

Honours

Sport *

Campeonato Pernambucano The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol (Pernambucan Football Championship, in English) is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the FPF. The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, a ...

: 1998, 1999 *

Copa Pernambuco The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol (Pernambucan Football Championship, in English) is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the FPF. The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, a ...

: 1998 Marseille * UEFA Cup: Runner-up 1998–99 Corinthians *

FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 200 ...

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Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

: 2001 * Copa do Brasil:

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União de Leiria * Taça de Portugal: Runner-up 2002–03 * Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: Runner-up

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Legia Warsaw * Ekstraklasa: 2005–06 * Polish Cup: 2007–08 * Polish SuperCup: 2008, Runner-up 2006 *

Ekstraklasa Cup The Ekstraklasa Cup ( pl, Puchar Ekstraklasy) was an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs who play in the Polish 1st Division Ekstraklasa. The Ekstraklasa Cup was the fourth attempt at introducing a League Cup competition in Poland. T ...

: Runner-up 2008 Santa Cruz *

: 2010

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edson 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Pernambuco Brazilian footballers Association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Sport Club do Recife players Ligue 1 players Olympique de Marseille players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Primeira Liga players U.D. Leiria players Sporting CP footballers Ekstraklasa players Legia Warsaw players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Korona Kielce players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in France Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Poland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Poland