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Elivélton Alves Rufino, commonly known simply as Elivélton (born July 31, 1971), 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 football (soccer) player who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

clubs. He also played for the Brazilian national team

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

Career

Born in Serrania

Serrania

Serrania is a Brazilian city in the state of Minas Gerais. As of 2009 census its population is estimated to be 7,584.The city has an area of 211,48 square kilometers. The population density is about 37/km2. The elevation is 895 meters....

, Minas Gerais state

Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...

, Elivélton started his professional career in 1990, when he joined São Paulo

São Paulo Futebol Clube

São Paulo Futebol Clube , commonly known as São Paulo, is a professional football club based in São Paulo, Brazil. They play in the Campeonato Paulista, São Paulo's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A or Brasileirão, Brazil's national league, and are one of the only five clubs to...

, after leaving his youth club Esportiva de Passos. Defending São Paulo, he won the Campeonato Paulista

Campeonato Paulista

The Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Profissional da Primeira Divisão - Série A1, simply known as the Campeonato Paulista, is the top-flight professional football league in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The league is contested between 20 clubs and typically lasts from January to April...

in 1991 and in 1992, the Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

in 1991

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A 1991

The 1991 season of the Campeonato Brasileiro began on February 2, 1991, and reached its end on June 9, 1991. The competition was won by São Paulo. Santos Futebol Clube's Paulinho McLaren, with 15 goals, was the competition's top goal scorer.-Overview:...

, the Copa Libertadores in 1992 and in 1993, and the Intercontinental Cup

Intercontinental Cup (football)

The European/South American Cup, commonly referred to as the World Club Championship, Intercontinental Cup or Toyota Cup, was a football competition endorsed by UEFA and CONMEBOL, contested between the winners of the European Cup and the South American Copa Libertadores...

in 1993

1993 Intercontinental Cup

The 1993 Intercontinental Cup was a football match played on December 12, 1993 between A.C. Milan, runners-up of the 1992-93 UEFA Champions League, and São Paulo, winners of the 1993 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadium in Tokyo...

. In 1994

J. League 1994

The J. League 1994 season is the second season of the J. League Division 1. The league fixture began on March 12, 1994 and ended on November 19, 1994. The Suntory Championship '94 took place on November 26 and December 2, 1994.-Honours:...

, he won the J. League

J. League

The or is the top division of and is the top professional association football league in Japan. It is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football and the only league given top class 'A' ranking by the AFC. Currently, J. League Division 1 is the first level of the Japanese...

, being awarded as the best foreigner player in the league, while playing for Nagoya Grampus

Nagoya Grampus

are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...

. He then was transferred to Corinthians

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly just known as Corinthians , is a Brazilian football club based in the city of São Paulo. They play in the São Paulo state league, as well as the Brasileirão, Brazil's top national league...

, and won that season's Copa do Brasil

Copa do Brasil

The Copa Kia do Brasil, commonly known as Copa do Brasil , is a knockout competition played by 64 association football teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District...

and the Campeonato Paulista. Elivélton won the Campeonato Paulista again, in 1996, this time with Corinthians' biggest rival, Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras

Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942...

. After joining Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...

in 1997, he won the Copa Libertadores

Copa Libertadores 1995

The 1995 edition of the Copa Libertadores saw Grêmio of Brazil as the champions after they defeated Atlético Nacional of Colombia in the finals.-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Group 5:-Round of 16:...

again, and also won the Campeonato Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro is the state football league of the state of Minas Gerais and is controlled by the Minas Gerais Football Federation FMF ....

. In the subsequent years, he played for several clubs, Internacional

Sport Club Internacional

Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...

, Ponte Preta

Associação Atlética Ponte Preta

Ponte Preta is a Brazilian football club located in Campinas, São Paulo. Ponte Preta is also known as Macaca. Ponte Preta's biggest rival is from the same city: Guarani. The games between Ponte Preta and Guarani are known as derby . They are known as "pontepretanos"...

, São Caetano

Associação Desportiva São Caetano

Associação Desportiva São Caetano, commonly known as São Caetano, is a Brazilian football team based in the city of São Caetano, Brazil, part of the São Paulo greater metropolitan area. The team is dubbed Azulão , after the shirt colour. The sponsor is Consul, a well known Brazilian producer of...

, Bahia

Esporte Clube Bahia

Esporte Clube Bahia , known familiarly as Bahiaço, is a Brazilian professional football club, based in Salvador, Bahia. They play in the Campeonato Baiano, Bahia's state league, and the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Brazil's national league. Bahia was a founding member of the Clube dos 13 group...

, Uberlândia

Uberlândia Esporte Clube

Uberlândia Esporte Clube, usually known simply as Uberlândia, is a Brazilian football team, from the city of Uberlândia, in Minas Gerais State. The club plays their home games at Estádio Parque do Sabiá. The club was founded in 1922...

, Vitória-ES

Vitória Futebol Clube (ES)

Vitória Futebol Clube, usually known simply as Vitória is a traditional Brazilian football club from Vitória, Espírito Santo state.-History:...

, and União Rondonópolis

União Esporte Clube

União Esporte Clube, also known as União de Rondonópolis, are a Brazilian football team from Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso. They competed in the Série A in 2000.-History:...

. Elivélton won the Campeonato Capixaba

Campeonato Capixaba

The Campeonato Capixaba is the football league of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo.-History:From 1917 to 1929, it was disputed the Campeonato da Cidade de Vitória , a competition contested only by Vitória city clubs...

in 2006, while defending Vitória-ES. He joined Francana

Associação Atlética Francana

Associação Atlética Francana, also known as Francana, is a Brazilian football club based in Franca, São Paulo state. The club competed in the Série A and in the Série C once.-History:...

in 2007, after spending some time training in his academy in Alfenas

Alfenas

Alfenas is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais state. In 2007 its population was 71,628 and the area of the municipality is 849 km2. The elevation is 888m. It is served by highways MG 179, BR 491 and BR 369. The distance to the state capital...

, Minas Gerais state.

National team

He played four games, between 1991 and 1992, scoring two goals for the Brazilian Olympic team

Brazil Olympic football team

Brazil Olympic football team represents Brazil in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation...

. Both goals were scored on January 22, 1991, against the United States

United States men's national soccer team

The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...

team. Elivélton played eleven games for the Brazilian main team

Brazil national football team

, including two Copa América

Copa América

The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

games in 1993

Copa América 1993

The 1993 Copa América was the 36th Copa América, CONMEBOL's football tournament for national teams. It was held in Ecuador between June 15 and July 4. All 10 CONMEBOL members took part, but for the first time two nations from outside CONMEBOL were invited to take part in the tournament. Mexico and...

, respectively against Peru

Peru national football team

The Peru national football team, known as 'el equipo inca', represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation . The team competes against the other nine members of FIFA's CONMEBOL conference, which encompasses the countries of South America...

on June 18, and Chile

Chile national football team

The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...

on June 21. The first game was played on October 30, 1991, against Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia national football team

The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...

, while the last game was played on August 8, 1993, against Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

. His only goal was scored on December 18, 1991, against Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia national football team

The Czechoslovakia national football team was the national association football team of Czechoslovakia from 1922 to 1993. At the dissolution of Czechoslovakia at the end of 1992, the team was participating in UEFA qualifying Group 4 for the 1994 World Cup; it completed this campaign under the name...

Club career statistics

|-
|1990||rowspan="3"|São Paulo||rowspan="3"|Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

||14||1
|-
|1991||19||1
|-
|1992||16||0

|-
|1993||rowspan="2"|Nagoya Grampus Eight

Nagoya Grampus Eight

are a Japanese association football club that play in the J. League. Based in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture and originally founded as the company team of the Toyota Motor Corp...

||rowspan="2"|J. League 1||9||2
|-
|1994||15||5

|-
|1995||Corinthians Paulista

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista

||Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

||20||2
|-
|1996||Palmeiras||Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

||23||2
|-
|1997||Cruzeiro

Cruzeiro Esporte Clube

||Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

||20||5
|-
|1998||Vitória

Esporte Clube Vitória

Esporte Clube Vitória, usually known simply as Vitória, is a Brazilian football team from Salvador in Bahia, founded on May 13, 1899.Vitória's home games are played at the club's own stadium . They play in red and black horizontal striped shirts, black shorts and black socks...

||Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

||20||2
|-
|1999||rowspan="2"|Internacional

Sport Club Internacional

||rowspan="2"|Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

||12||0
|-
|2000||16||4
|-
|2001||rowspan="3"|Ponte Preta

Associação Atlética Ponte Preta

||rowspan="3"|Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

||22||1
|-
|2002||22||5
|-
|2003||0||0
|-
|2003||São Caetano

Associação Desportiva São Caetano

||Série A

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A

||8||0
212||23
24||7
236||30
|}

International career statistics

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|1991||2||1
|-
|1992||3||0
|-
|1993||8||0
|-
!Total||13||1
|}

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