Edson Luis da Silva, Edson (born on March 15, 1977) is a Brazil

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 (defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 / midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

) of Santa Cruz Futebol Clube

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube, or simply Santa Cruz is a Brazilian football club in Recife, Pernambuco.-Early history:On February 3, 1914, eleven young men aging from 14 to 16 years founded a football society...

. He can play anywhere in defence and can also play in midfield. He is a dead ball specialist and he also pacey and possesses decent dribbling skills. He quickly made a name for himself in the Orange Ekstraklasa, scoring some impressive goals from free-kicks. However he was unable to maintain his form and he was eventually dropped in favor of Grzegorz Bronowicki

Grzegorz Bronowicki

Grzegorz Bronowicki is a Polish football defender who last plays for Ruch Chorzów.-Career:Bronowicki spent most of his early career at Górnik Łęczna, apart from one season which he spent at Lewart Lubartów...

. However, in the 2007/2008 season Bronowicki's was sold to Crvena Zvezda Belgrad and new manager of Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March 1916 in the area of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions...

, Jan Urban moved Edson to the midfield and he reclaimed his place in first eleven. He then lost his place again to 18 year old Maciej Rybus

Maciej Rybus

Maciej Rybus is a Polish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Legia Warsaw, typically on the left wing.-Career:...

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On August 1, 2009 he moved to Polish Ekstraklasa side Korona Kielce

Korona Kielce

Korona Kielce, , is a Polish football club, currently playing in the Ekstraklasa. In the years 2002-2008 Club belonged to Polish holding company Kolporter Holding and achieved its greatest success - in 2005, winning promotion to the first division...

. On August 9 he made his debut for his new club in a match against Lech Poznań

Lech Poznan

Lech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways...

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During his brief spell at Marseille he played in the 1999 UEFA Cup Final

1999 UEFA Cup Final

The 1999 UEFA Cup Final a football match that took place at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, on 12 May 1999 between Parma A.C. of Italy and Olympique de Marseille of France. Parma won the match 3–0...

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