[go: up one dir, main page]

Jump to content

Elenildo de Jesus

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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*
Years Team Apps (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.

Early life

[edit]

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

Career

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

Personal life

[edit]

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

References

[edit]
  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.