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- ↑ "Que fim levou? Sorlei". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ↑ "Sorley, carreira encerrada aos 28 anos de idade". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 29 April 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
