Edmilson Dias de Lucena
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Edmilson Dias de Lucena (born 29 May 1968 in Ermas), simply Edmilson, is a retired Brazil
ian footballer who played as a forward.
at the age of 20, and would remain in the country for the following decade (exactly 12 full seasons plus the start of the 2001–02 season), always in the first division. He started his career in Madeira
, representing both C.D. Nacional and C.S. Marítimo.
In 1997, Edmilson moved to Vitória de Guimarães, netting six goals in his debut season, as the Minho side finished in third position (he bettered that individual total in the following two years). In the 2000 summer, the 32-year old stayed in the region, signing with Sporting de Braga, and wasted no time in contributing, scoring 11 times in a narrow miss on UEFA Cup qualification, after a fourth-place.
Late into the year 2001, Edmilson had a brief spell with Al-Hilal Riyadh, after having appeared in 356 matches in the Portuguese topflight (111 goals); he finished his career at the age of 37, after a three-year spell with another Asia
n team, South Korea
's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian footballer who played as a forward.
Football career
Edmilson arrived in PortugalPortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
at the age of 20, and would remain in the country for the following decade (exactly 12 full seasons plus the start of the 2001–02 season), always in the first division. He started his career in Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
, representing both C.D. Nacional and C.S. Marítimo.
In 1997, Edmilson moved to Vitória de Guimarães, netting six goals in his debut season, as the Minho side finished in third position (he bettered that individual total in the following two years). In the 2000 summer, the 32-year old stayed in the region, signing with Sporting de Braga, and wasted no time in contributing, scoring 11 times in a narrow miss on UEFA Cup qualification, after a fourth-place.
Late into the year 2001, Edmilson had a brief spell with Al-Hilal Riyadh, after having appeared in 356 matches in the Portuguese topflight (111 goals); he finished his career at the age of 37, after a three-year spell with another Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n team, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are a professional football club based in Jeonju, Jeonbuk, South Korea. They won their first K-League title in 2009. Prior to this, the club won the AFC Champions League title in 2006, becoming the first club from East Asia to win the tournament since the AFC Champions...
.
Team
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup: 2002
- Korean CupKorean FA CupThe Korean FA Cup is a national cup knockout competition involving K-League, National League, and various amateur and university-level clubs which is held by KFA....
: 2003, 2005 - Korean Super CupKorean Super CupThe Super Cup was a traditional curtain-raiser to the Korean football season since its inception in 1999. Played between the K-League champions and Korean FA Cup holders, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are the only non-champions to have lifted the Super Cup trophy....
: 2004
Individual
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup: MVP 2002
- K-League Top ScorerK-League Top ScorerThe K-League Top Scorer Award has been awarded since the 1983 season to K-League regular season and K-League Cup leading scorer.-K-League Regular Season Winners:- K-League Cup Winners :- R-League Winners:-References:* * - See also:...
2002 - K-League Top Assistor 2003
- Korean CupKorean FA CupThe Korean FA Cup is a national cup knockout competition involving K-League, National League, and various amateur and university-level clubs which is held by KFA....
: MVP 2003 - Korean Super CupKorean Super CupThe Super Cup was a traditional curtain-raiser to the Korean football season since its inception in 1999. Played between the K-League champions and Korean FA Cup holders, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are the only non-champions to have lifted the Super Cup trophy....
: MVP 2004