Aílton Lira da Silva, best known as ''Aílton Lira'' (born in

Araras Araras () is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality located in the interior of São Paulo (state), State of São Paulo, Brazil. The population is 135,506 as of the 2020 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE estimate. Etymology ...

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, February 19, 1951) was a former

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forward who currently manages Limeira Futebol Clube. In career he played for Ponte Preta (1967–1972), Caldense (1972–1976),

Santos F.C. Santos Futebol Clube () is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a ''bairro'' in the city of Santos. It plays in the Campeonato Paulista, the state of São Paulo's premier state league, as well as the Campeonato Brasileiro Série ...

(1976–1979),

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(1980),

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(1980–1982), Guarani (1982), União São João de Araras (1983), Comercial-Ribeirão Preto (1983),

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(84 and 85),

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(1986–1987) and

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where ended his career in 1988. He won the São Paulo State Championship Tournament two times; in 1978 for Santos and in 1980 for São Paulo.

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1951 births Living people Footballers from Araras Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Guarani FC players Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players Santos FC players São Paulo FC players Al-Nassr FC players Brazilian football managers Saudi Pro League players Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian expatriate men's footballers {{Brazil-footy-forward-1950s-stub