Edson (footballer, born 1977)

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Edson
Luiz da Silva Edson.jpg
Edson in December 2007
Personal information
Full name Edson Luis da Silva
Date of birth (1977-03-15) 15 March 1977 (age 46)
Place of birth Palmares, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–1999 Sport 24 (0)
1999Marseille (loan) 8 (1)
2000 Corinthians 4 (0)
2001 Atlético Mineiro 0 (0)
2001–2002 Corinthians 7 (0)
2002–2005 União Leiria 78 (12)
2005–2006 Sporting CP 1 (0)
2006Legia Warsaw (loan) 10 (3)
2006–2009 Legia Warsaw 45 (7)
2009 Náutico 1 (0)
2009–2010 Korona Kielce 11 (1)
2010 Santa Cruz
2010 Centro Limoeirense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edson Luiz da Silva (born 15 March 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as left-back, who could also adapt to play in midfield.

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Career

During his brief spell at Marseille he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final. [1]

In the summer of 2015, Edson signed for Lisbon side Sporting CP, [2] after three seasons with União de Leiria where his side reach the final of the Taça de Portugal and the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. [3] [4] In January 2016, after making only one league appearance with the Leões, [5] Edson was loaned out to Polish side Legia Warsaw where he would help his side win the Ekstraklasa. [6] [7]

He quickly made a name for himself in the Ekstraklasa, scoring some impressive goals from free-kicks. However, he was unable to maintain his form and he was eventually dropped in favor of Grzegorz Bronowicki. However, in the 2007–08 season Bronowicki's was sold to Crvena Zvezda Belgrad and new manager of Legia Warsaw, Jan Urban moved Edson to the midfield and he reclaimed his place in first eleven. He then lost his place again to 18-year-old Maciej Rybus.

On 1 August 2009, he moved to Polish Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce. [8] On 9 August he made his debut for his new club in a match against Lech Poznań. [9]

Honours

Sport

Marseille

Corinthians

União de Leiria

Legia Warsaw

Santa Cruz

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References

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  2. "Clube confirma vinda de Edson" [Club confirms Edson is coming]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 June 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  3. "FC Porto 1-0 U. Leiria". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  4. "FC Porto 1-0 U. Leiria". ZeroZero (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 November 2013.
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  6. "Leão deve repetir onze do Restelo" [Lion is going to repeat the eleven at the Restelo]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 January 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  7. "Legia Varsóvia garante título na Polónia" [Legia Warsaw guarantees title of Poland]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 May 2006. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  8. "Edson oficjalnie piłkarzem Korony". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 August 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  9. "Lider na piątkę" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.