Elton Divino Celio (born 7 July 1987 in

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), commonly known as Eltinho, is a Brazilian

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who plays for

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as a left back.

Career

On signing for the team Eltinho was involved in a small scandal regarding his actual age. The

Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club competes in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Having won the J-League title four times an ...

website stated his date of birth was July 7, 1987 but the website of his former club Paraná stated his date of birth as 1983. The Paraná Clube website has subsequently been removed. This anomaly was discovered by the supporters group MOIST (Marinos Official International Supporters Team

Eltinho's favourite player is Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima, Ronaldo and his hobby is watching movies.

Club statistics

:''(Correct December 6, 2009)'' ''according to combined sources on the.Flamengo official website
''

Contract

*Flamengo 30 July 2008 to 31 December 2009.

References

External links

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CBF

Eltinho
at BDFA
Eltinho moves to Flamengo (lancenet.com.br)
* * 1987 births Living people Brazilian footballers Footballers from Paraná (state) Paraná Clube players Yokohama F. Marinos players CR Flamengo footballers Avaí FC players Sport Club Internacional players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players J1 League players Desportivo Brasil players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan Expatriate footballers in Japan Men's association football defenders People from Guaíra, Paraná {{Brazil-footy-defender-1980s-stub