Élson Falcão da Silva (born 16 November 1981), simply known as Élson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
 With Rostov in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Élson Falcão da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Conceição do Araguaia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Ituano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Ituano | 14 | (1) |
| 2000 | → Vitória (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Vitória (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Palmeiras | 56 | (4) |
| 2005–2011 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | (4) |
| 2006 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Cruzeiro (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Goiás (loan) | 24 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Rostov | 15 | (0) |
| 2013 | Criciúma | ||
| 2013 | Oeste | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Early career in Brazil edit
Élson was born in Conceição do Araguaia, Pará.
VfB Stuttgart and loans edit
Élson debuted in the 2008–09 season for VfB Stuttgart on 26 October 2008 against VfL Bochum at home. He came off the bench in the 56th minute for Ricardo Osorio, and ended up assisting Mario Gómez's second goal of the game, assuring their home win.
On 10 April 2009, Élson extended his contract at VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2011.[1]
On 1 February 2010, he left VfB Stuttgart and signed a half year loan deal with Hannover 96.[2] He played in the second half of the 2009–10 season in seven games for Hannover 96 and scored one goal before returning to VfB Stuttgart on 30 June 2010.[citation needed]
On 18 July 2010, Hannover 96 and VfB Stuttgart agreed terms for a permanent move of Élson to Hannover.[3] But on 22 July 2010, Hannover 96 did not stick to the agreement.[4] On 30 June 2011, the contract of Élson with VfB Stuttgart expired.[5]
FC Rostov edit
In August 2011 Élson moved to FC Rostov.
Honours edit
References edit
- ^ "Two year extension". vfb.de. 10 April 2009. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
- ^ "Elson on loan to Hannover 96". vfb.de. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "Terms agreed on Elson". vfb.de. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
- ^ "Elson staying at VfB". vfb.de. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
- ^ "Abschied nehmen" (in German). vfb.de. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
External links edit
- Élson at FootballDatabase.eu
- Élson at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Élson at zerozero.pt (in Portuguese)
- Élson at globoesporte (in Portuguese)