Aílton (footballer, born 1956)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Aílton de Oliveira Silva | ||
Date of birth | 29 May 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Laranjeiras, Brazil | ||
Date of death | 1 June 2021 | (aged 65)||
Place of death | Aracaju, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1980 | Itabaiana | ||
1981–1982 | Sport Recife | ||
1983–1985 | Cruzeiro | ||
1986–1992 | Sport Recife | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 |
José Aílton de Oliveira Silva (29 May 1956 – 1 June 2021), simply known as Aílton, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Career
[edit]Aílton appeared at Itabaiana as part of three state titles won by the club. He repeated the feat at Sport in 1981-82 and at Cruzeiro in 1984. He returned to Sport in 1986 when he established himself in the club's history.[1]
He ended his career in 1992, the year in which he won the Bola de Prata in the Campeonato Brasileiro.[2] Aílton also was placed in the Best XI of the Sport Recife history.[3]
Honours
[edit]- Itabaiana
- Campeonato Sergipano: 1978, 1979, 1980
- Sport
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B: 1990
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1981, 1982, 1988, 1991, 1992
- Cruzeiro
- Campeonato Mineiro: 1984
Death
[edit]Aílton passed away on June 1, 2021, in the city of Aracaju, victim of a heart attack.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obrigado Aílton! Com muito pesar, Sport lamenta o falecimento do nosso ex-zagueiro". Sport Recife (in Portuguese). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Aílton (Ex-zagueiro do Cruzeiro e Sport)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Escalado na seleção do Sport de todos os tempos, Aílton morre após sofrer infarto, aos 65 anos". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Ídolo do Itabaiana, morre aos 65 anos o ex-zagueiro Aílton". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Aílton at ogol.com.br
Categories:
- 1956 births
- 2021 deaths
- Men's association football central defenders
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana players
- Sport Club do Recife players
- Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Footballers from Sergipe
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen