Elenildo de Jesus

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Elenildo de Jesus
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-09-07) September 7, 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2007 Saigon Port
2008–2009 Hải Phòng
2010–2011 Bình Dương
2012 TPHCM
2013 SHB Vientiane
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Elenildo de Jesus (born 9 July 1979) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Early life

He was born in 1979 in Brazil and grew up poor. [1] He played street football in Brazil. [2]

Career

He started his V-League career with Vietnamese side Saigon Port. [3] He was top scorer of the 2006 V-League with eighteen goals and was named as the best foreign player of the year. [4] During the 2007 season, he scored fourteen league goals. [5] Before the 2008 season, he signed for Vietnamese side Hải Phòng, where he stayed for two seasons. [6] He has been in the all-time top ten strikers with the most goals in the V-League with sixty goals. [7] In 2013, he signed for Laotian side SHB Vientiane. [8]

Style of play

He mainly operated as a striker and was known for his agility and speed. [9]

Personal life

After retiring from professional football, he lived with his family in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Elenildo De Jesus: Từ 'Kẻ ăn xin' đến 'Vua dội bom' V.League". bongdaplus.vn.
  2. ↑ "Elenildo de Jesus - "máy ủi" có tốc độ kinh hồn". vnexpress.net.
  3. ↑ "Thầy Chỉnh và trò... ngoại". plo.vn.
  4. ↑ "Elenildo de Jesus - Bao Moi article".
  5. ↑ "Elenildo de Jesus - Bong Da article". Bongda24h.vn.
  6. ↑ "Elenildo De Jesus: Số phận của người "đánh võng" thị trường". thethaovanhoa.vn.
  7. ↑ "Elenildo De Jesus - Bay Da Nang article".
  8. ↑ "Đội bóng của bầu Hiển vô địch Lao Premier League". vnexpress.net.
  9. ↑ "Elenildo De Jesus, Vua phá lưới mới của V-League". vnexpress.net.
  10. ↑ "Elenildo De Jesus: Anh "Tây ba-lô" đổi đời nhờ Việt Nam". danviet.vn.


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