Edílson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Playing 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) | 22 | (7) |
| 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2002 | Brazil | 21 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Edílson da Silva Ferreira (born 17 September 1971) is a Brazilian former 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.
Born in Salvador, Edílson youth development was spent in several amateur clubs of his home town. In 1990, he received an invitation of manager Jaime Braga to join Industrial Esporte Clube, which played in the Campeonato Capixaba, where he became a professional footballer. A year later, he moved to Tanabi in the Paulista A2, with his performances attracting attention of larger clubs in the São Paulo region, first Guarani in 1992, and latter Palmeiras in 1993, momentarily breaking the Série A transfer record, being surpass two weeks later by Edmundo.
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