Edílson
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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(s) | 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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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
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.