Eliel (footballer, born 1969)

Eliel
Personal information
Full name Eliel Henrique dos Santos
Date of birth (1969-01-06) 6 January 1969
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s)
Youth career
São Paulo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 São Paulo 25 (8)
1989 → Rio Preto (loan)
1991–1992 → Yanmar Diesel (loan)
1993 Botafogo
1994 Ponte Preta
1994 Alianza Lima
1995–1996 Criciúma
1997 Araçatuba
1998 Arsenal Tula
1999 Hyundai Horang-I
2000 Portuguesa Santista
2000 Coritiba
2001 Belenenses
2001 Sport Recife
2002 CSA
2002 Botafogo-SP
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 November 2023

Eliel Henrique dos Santos (born 6 January 1969), simply known as Eliel, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward and attacking midfielder.[1]

Career

A player with great vision of the game and a finisher, Eliel joined São Paulo in 1990. Due to strong competition, he was loaned to Japanese football, and later to Botafogo where he won the CONMEBOL Cup.[2] He played for several other teams in Brazil, Asia and Europe. After retiring as a player, he went to work in football in Saudi Arabia.[3]

Honours

São Paulo
Botafogo

References

  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Eliel recorda Conmebol de 93 conquistada com o Botafogo: 'Não foi fácil, foi por amor'". Fogão.net (in Portuguese). 14 October 2018. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Que fim levou? Eliel". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.