Valdenir da Silva Vitalino, or simply Da Silva (born February 21, 1977), is a former Brazil

Brazil

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ian midfielder

Midfielder

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Da Silva previously played for several Brazilian clubs including Vasco da Gama and Flamengo

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo

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 in the Campeonato Brasileiro

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

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. He also spent his career at the Korean club FC Seoul

FC Seoul

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 and the Japanese soccer club Tokushima Vortis

Tokushima VORTIS

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture...

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Club statistics

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2007 J. League Division 2

The 2007 J. League Division 2 season is the 36th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 9th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season began on March 3 and ended on December 1....

||rowspan="2"|Tokushima Vortis

Tokushima VORTIS

is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture...

||rowspan="2"|J. League 2

J. League Division 2

The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...

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|2008

2008 J. League Division 2

The 2008 J. League Division 2 season is the 37th season of the second-tier club football in Japan and the 10th season since the establishment of J2 League. The season started on March 8 and ended on December 6....

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