Arílson Gilberto da Costa (born 11 June 1973), simply known as Arílson, is a Brazilian professional

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and former player who played as a

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. Arílson for Esportivo de Bento Gonçalves, Grêmio,

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, 15 de Novembro, Portuguesa (SP),

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and

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. He also represented the Brazilian national side in seven international games between 1995 and 1996.

Career

Arílson began playing football in the Bento Gonçalves' youth system, and became a professional with Grêmio. He moved to Germany to play for

but, due to adaptation problems, wanted to return to Brazil shortly after his move. Arílson initially tried to re-join Grêmio, but the club would not meet Kaiserslautern's asking price. Instead, he transferred to Grêmio's arch-rivals

International career

Arílson earned seven caps between late 1995 and early 1996 following his good showings with Grêmio, but it all came to an end at the

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in which, being unused in his team's matches and wanting to rejoin Kaiserslautern for the

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semifinals, he attempted to request to be released from the national team, but was denied; still, he left Brazil's training camp in

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without permission and flew to Germany, only to find he could not rejoin his club until after the Pre-Olympic Tournament was over. His attitude incensed the Brazilian team manager,

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, who declared that Arílson would never earn another cap in retaliation.

References

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