Gelson Rodrigues de Souza known as Gelson (born 3 January 1982, in
Juscimeira,
Mato Grosso
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) is a Brazilian
football
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striker
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who played for
Aris Limassol F.C.
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in the
Cypriot First Division.
He arrived Europe and young age and played for Italian
Serie D
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side
Larcianese in summer 2002, and
Pistoiese
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Primavera team before landed on Italian speaking canton of Switzerland.
He made 4 appearances in
UEFA Champions League 2005-06
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.
External links
CBF
1982 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
US Pistoiese 1921 players
Serie B players
AC Bellinzona players
FC Thun players
FC Chiasso players
FC Schaffhausen players
FC Locarno players
Swiss Super League players
APEP FC players
Ethnikos Achna FC players
Aris Limassol FC players
Cypriot First Division players
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Mato Grosso
Place of birth missing (living people)
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