Éder José de Oliveira Bonfim (born 3 April 1981) is a retired Brazilian professional
footballer who played as a
right back.
Football career
Early years / Portugal
Born in
Mineiros,
Goiás
Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...
, Bonfim started professionally with
Grêmio Esportivo Inhumense. In January 2002 he signed a five-year contract but, after just five games for the first team, he was successively loaned to
Portuguese clubs:
S.L. Benfica,
C.F. Estrela da Amadora,
S.C. Braga and
Vitória de Setúbal.
In 2005, Éder joined another
Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga ...
side,
U.D. Leiria, being first-choice for the duration of his spell.
Romania
In the summer of 2008, Bonfim signed with
FC TimiÅŸoara. In January of the following year, he had a brief loan spell with fellow
Liga I
Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1 and officially known as SuperLiga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Romania and the highest level of the Romanian football league system. Contested by 1 ...
team
FC Gloria Buzău; upon his return, he became a first-team regular.
Subsequently, Éder moved to country giants
FC Steaua București
Fotbal Club FCSB (), formerly named and still sometimes referred to as FC Steaua București, is a Romanian professional Association football, football club based in Bucharest. It has spent its entire history in the Liga I, the top flight of th ...
. On 16 August 2010 he made his league debut for the
capital side, against
FC Victoria Brăneşti.
On 4 May 2011, Éder terminated contract with Steaua by mutual agreement. He left his following club,
FK Khazar Lankaran in
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...
, on 26 July 2013, following a 0–8 home defeat to
Maccabi Haifa F.C. for
the season's
UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...
.
Honours
;Vitória Setúbal
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Taça de Portugal
The Taça de Portugal (; ) is an annual association football competition and the premier knockout tournament in Portuguese football. For sponsorship reasons, it has been known as Taça de Portugal Generali Tranquilidade since the 2024–25 seaso ...
:
2004–05
;Steaua București
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Cupa României:
2010–11
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Footballers from Goiás
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Primeira Liga players
Liga Portugal 2 players
S.L. Benfica footballers
C.F. Estrela da Amadora players
S.C. Braga players
Vitória F.C. players
U.D. Leiria players
Liga I players
FC Politehnica Timișoara players
FC Gloria Buzău players
FCSB players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Khazar Lankaran FK players
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
People from Mineiros
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen