Elidiano "Eli" Marques Lima (born 14 March 1982, in

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) is a Brazilian retired

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, who played as a right or left wingback, and now manager, who currently leads Chernomorets Balchik.

Career

Having played for

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, in 2007 he resided in

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and joined Bulgarian side

Belasitsa Petrich OFC Belasitsa ( bg, ОФК Беласица Петрич) is a Bulgarian football club from the town of Petrich, currently playing in the Second League. The team was founded in 1923. They play at the Stadion Tsar Samuil in Petrich, which has a ...

. After making some very good performances, he was transferred to CSKA Sofia. He scored his first goal for the team after a great long-range shot in an away game against OFC Sliven 2000. On 29 July 2009, Marques left CSKA Sofia and signed a contract with Cherno More Varna. On 25 November, he scored his first goal for the team against

Chernomorets Burgas PSFC Chernomorets Burgas ( bg, ПСФК Черноморец Бургас) or simply Chernomorets ( bg, Черноморец) was a Bulgarian football club from the city of Burgas. The club never won any major competition, its most notable achie ...

in a match of the

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. On 26 June 2012, Marques joined

Lokomotiv Plovdiv PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv ( bg, ПФК Локомотив Пловдив), commonly known as Loko Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian professional football club based in Plovdiv. Lokomotiv's home ground is the Lokomotiv Stadium which is situated in Lauta Park ...

. On 11 July, he made his competitive debut for Lokomotiv, coming on as a substitute in the 2012 Supercup match against Ludogorets Razgrad. Marques also played in the two legs of second qualifying round in the

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against

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. On 6 August 2012, his contract was terminated by mutual consent. A day later, Eli Marques joined Etar 1924. On 14 September 2016, Eli Marques joined Bansko but was released in December. In January 2017, he returned to Oborishte. In July 2018, Marques joined Pirin Razlog. On 29 December 2019, Marques revealed that he would return to

, this time as a player-assistant coach. New owners arrived and on 1 May 2020, Marques was released.Беласица се разделя с Ели Маркес
sportal.bg, 1 May 2020

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marques, Eli 1982 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Minas Gerais Men's association football midfielders OFC Belasitsa Petrich players PFC CSKA Sofia players PFC Cherno More Varna players AEL Limassol players PFC Slavia Sofia players PFK Svetkavitsa 1922 players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players FC Etar 1924 Veliko Tarnovo players FC Montana players FC Pirin Gotse Delchev players FC Oborishte Panagyurishte players PFC Bansko players FC Pirin Razlog players Cypriot First Division players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Second Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus People from Ibirité