Edílson da Silva Ferreira (born 17 September 1971) is a Brazilian football

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and retired footballer who played as a

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. Dubbed as ''Capetinha'', Edílson was a second striker who was known for his dribbling skills, and is mainly known for his stand-out performances with Brazilian clubs Palmeiras and Corinthians. In 1998, he received the Bola de Ouro, the award given to the best player of the

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. At international level, he received 21 caps with the Brazil national team, scoring 6 goals, and taking part in the nation's

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victory.

Club career

Born in

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, 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 the Campeonato Capixaba, where he became a professional footballer. A year later, he moved to

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in the Paulista A2, with his performances attracting attention of larger clubs in the São Paulo region, first Guarani in

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, and latter Palmeiras in

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, momentarily breaking the Série A transfer record, being surpass two weeks later by

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. At Palmeiras, Edilson played alongside Edmundo, Zinho, Roberto Carlos, Mazinho, César Sampaio, in a team that won two consecutive league titles, in 1993 and

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, plus two

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and the Torneio Rio – São Paulo. During this time, he received his first callup to the national team. In 1994, Edilson moved abroad for the first team, joining Benfica in the

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on a loan deal. He made his debut on 21 August, replacing Abel Xavier, in a 2–0 home win against S.C. Beira-Mar. Although Artur Jorge only made him a regular starter from December onwards, Edilson still finished the 1994–95 season as the club top scorer, with 17 goals. He returned to Palmeiras for the remainder of

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, only to move to Kashiwa Reysol in the

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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 in

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, and 23 in

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. Back to Brazil, Edílson joined Palmeiras old rival, Corinthians in 1997. He remained a goalscorer, and partnered with

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, and latter Luizão; he helped the team win the league title in

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and

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, adding accolades for Bola 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. A repercussion of this, was the annulment of his call up for the

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, which was given to Ronaldinho instead. In the inaugural

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, in

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, Edílson was involved in a controversy with

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player,

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. Edilson months earlier claimed that the French was not a player for Real Madrid, to which Lorenzo Sanz replied that "Who is Edilson?". In the match against Real Madrid, a 2–2 draw, Edilson scored both goals of Corinthians, the first after giving a nutmeg to Karembeu. Later in the competition, won by Corinthians, Edilson was named

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of the tournament. However, his spell at the club ended only a few weeks later, after a semi-final loss to Palmeiras in the

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, fans stormed the training session and started a brawl. Edilson then moved to Flamengo, helping the team win the

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and the 2001 Copa dos Campeões. Yet, he did not perform to expectations in the Brasileirão, and after starting a brawl with Petković, the club shipped him to Cruzeiro in 2002. After a second stint in Japan, in

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and

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, he returned to Flamengo in 2003, performing better in the Brasileirão, scoring 13 times, while also helping the team reach the final of the Copa do Brasil. In 2004, Edilson changed teams again, signing with Vitória, where he won another State Championship, the Campeonato Baiano. In the Brasileirão, he scored 19 goals, but could not prevent his team from being relegated. Faced with late salaries, Edílson moved to United Arab Emirates, joining

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, where he won local Cup tournament, and helped the club finish second in the

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. In the final years of his career, he passed through São Caetano,

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, Nagoya Grampus and Bahia, finally retiring in 2010, at 39.

International career

Edilson debuted for Brazil on 24 June 1993, in a 3–0 win against Paraguay. He then spent several years without playing, returning in 2001, when he became an important player in the final stages of the

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qualification for the

. He was a used substitution in the games against

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and England and started in the matches against

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and Turkey.

After football

Media career

Since November 2019, Edilson appears daily as a pundit on

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' Os Donos da Bola.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Club

Palmeiras * Brasileirão Série A:

, *

* Torneio Rio – São Paulo: 1993 Corinthians *Brasileirão Série A:

*Campeonato Paulista:

Flamengo *

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* Copa dos Campeões:

Cruzeiro * Copa Sul-Minas: 2002 Vitória * Campeonato Baiano: 2004 Al Ain * UAE President's Cup: 2004–05

International

Brazil * FIFA World Cup:

Individual

* FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2000 * Bola de Ouro: 1998 * Bola de Prata: 1998 *

best striker: 2001

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Edilson 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players 1993 Copa América players 2002 FIFA World Cup players FIFA World Cup-winning players Primeira Liga players J1 League players Brazil international footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Japan Guarani FC players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players S.L. Benfica footballers Kashiwa Reysol players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players CR Flamengo footballers Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players Esporte Clube Vitória players UAE Pro League players Al Ain FC players Associação Desportiva São Caetano players CR Vasco da Gama players Nagoya Grampus players Esporte Clube Bahia players Clube Atlético Taboão da Serra players