Joelson José Inácio (born 10 July 1983), known as just Joelson, is a Brazilian

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who played as a forward, and current head coach of

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club Real Calepina.

Career

Born in

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, Joelson started his professional career in Italy along with his elder brother Piá. He finished as 2001–02

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runner–up with

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under-20 youth team. In 2002–03 season, he left for

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on loan with option to co-own the player. In June 2004, Atalanta bought back Joelson and sold him to nearby club AlbinoLeffe in another co-ownership deal, where he joined loan with ex-Primavera teammate Mauro Belotti, Gabriele Perico and Mauro Minelli who recent bought back by Atalanta. In June 2005 AlbinoLeffe signed Joelson outright. Since January 2007 he did not play for AlbinoLeffe as he signed a pre-contract with his new club.

Reggina

He joined Reggina on free transfer while his contract expire with AlbinoLeffe. He played as backup of

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and

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, only made four starts. In 2008–09, he left for Serie B side

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, but the club was relegated and later bankrupted. He returned to Reggina after the club was relegated from Serie A. He played once before leaving for fellow Serie B club

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Lega Pro clubs

In mid-2010 he left for

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. In January 2011 he was signed by

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along with Gabriele Aldegani. As part of the deal, Marco Paoloni, moved to Benevento. He became free agent in 2011 and in November rejoined his brother Piá in Pergocrema. The brother also qualified as youth coach in summer 2011. On 24 August 2012 he was signed by

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as a free agent, however for non-EU quota trade. In September 2012 he was banned for years for involvement in the 2011–12 Italian football scandal.

Lecco

In January 2015, Serie D club

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signed Joelson.

Final years as amateur

In December 2019, Joelson moved to Italian fifth tier,

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, club ASD Lemine Almenno Calcio. He successively spent the 2020–21 season with Eccellenza club Mapello, coached by his friend and former teammate

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Coaching career

In July 2021, following the departure of Espinal to join

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as part of their coaching staff,

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Lombardy amateurs Mapello appointed Joelson as their new head coach. On 1 December 2022, he was sacked by Mapello, leaving the club in second place in the league table. In May 2023,

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-based Eccellenza amateur club AC Leon announced the appointment of Joelson as their new head coach for the 2023–24 season, being eventually dismissed in February 2025 after a negative string of results. In May 2025, he was unveiled as the new head coach of Serie D club Real Calepina.

References

External links

Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2007–08)

Profile at La Gazzetta dello Sport (2006–07)

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