Edílson (footballer, born 1971)
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Edílson in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Edílson da Silva Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1971 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salvador, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Industrial | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Tanabi | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Guarani | 33 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Palmeiras | 41 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | → Benfica (loan) | 31 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | → Kashiwa Reysol (loan) | 54 | (44) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Corinthians | 57 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Flamengo | 60 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | → Kashiwa Reysol (loan) | 16 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Vitória | 35 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Al Ain | 20 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | São Caetano | 27 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Vasco da Gama | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Nagoya Grampus | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Vitória | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Bahia | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Taboão da Serra | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 411 | (176) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2002 | Brazil | 21 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edílson da Silva Ferreira (born 17 September 1971) is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer who played as a forward.
Dubbed as Capetinha, Edílson was a second striker who was known for his dribbling skills, and is mainly known for his stand-out performances with Brazilian clubs Palmeiras and Corinthians. In 1998, he received the Bola de Ouro, the award given to the best player of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
At international level, he received 21 caps with the Brazil national team, scoring 6 goals, and taking part in the nation's 2002 FIFA World Cup victory.
Edison is currently confined in a TV studio in Curicica, Rio de Janeiro, filming the Brazilian edition of Big Brother (Big Brother Brazil 26), where he entered as a VIP competing with other participants to win a prize of R$ 5.5 million. The show runs from January to early April, where competitors have no contact to the outside world.