Denílson de Oliveira Araújo
Denilson (right) with Túlio in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Denílson de Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Diadema, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| São Paulo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | São Paulo | 50 | (4) |
| 1998–2005 | Betis | 186 | (13) |
| 2000 | → Flamengo (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Bordeaux | 31 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Al Nassr | 15 | (3) |
| 2007 | FC Dallas | 8 | (1) |
| 2008 | Palmeiras | 30 | (3) |
| 2009 | Itumbiara | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Hải Phòng | 1 | (1) |
| 2010 | Nea Kavala | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 332 | (31) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2003 | Brazil | 61 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Denílson de Oliveira (born 24 August 1977), known simply as Denílson, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a left winger.
In a 16-year professional career he played mainly with São Paulo and Real Betis – being the world's most expensive player when he signed for the latter in 1998 – but also appeared for teams in five other countries.
Denílson gained more than 60 caps for Brazil, making his full debut before his 20th birthday and representing the nation in six international tournaments, including two World Cups (winning the 2002 edition).
Born in Diadema, São Paulo, Denílson made his senior debuts with local São Paulo FC at the age of only 17, appearing with the team in the 1994 Copa CONMEBOL and winning the tournament.
In 1998, he broke the world-record transfer fee when Real Betis paid £21.5 million for his services. He made his La Liga debut on 29 August in a 0–0 away draw against Deportivo Alavés, and finished his first season with 35 games and two goals as his team ranked in 11th position; the Andalusians were relegated to Segunda División in 2000.
Denílson spent some months back in his country with Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, on loan, but returned in January 2001 to be a productive attacking unit for Betis as it achieved promotion back (21 games, one goal). He continued to be regularly played in the following top flight campaigns, but more often than not as a substitute.
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