Danielson Ferreira Trindade (born 9 January 1981), known simply as Danielson, is a Brazilian former professional

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who played as a

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. He amassed

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totals of 216 games and six goals over ten seasons, in representation of Rio Ave,

Paços de Ferreira Paços de Ferreira () is a city in the Porto District, in the north of Portugal. The population of the city in 2011 was 7491, while its municipality had 56,340 inhabitants, in an area of 70.99 km². Sometimes referred to as the ''Capital do ...

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and

Moreirense Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaquim d ...

Club career

Born in

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, Danielson started his senior career with lowly

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. In the middle of 2003 he moved to Portugal, spending the following five years with

Rio Ave FC Rio Ave Futebol Clube, commonly known as Rio Ave (), is a Portuguese professional football club based in Vila do Conde, that competes in the Primeira Liga. The club is named after the Ave River, which flows through the town and into the Atlant ...

(the first three seasons in the

and the following two in the second division, with promotion in

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). In 2008, Danielson signed with

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side

FC Khimki FC Khimki () was a Russian professional football club based in Khimki. History The team was formed in 1996 by merging two amateur clubs from Khimki, Rodina, and Novator. Khimki entered the amateur league and played their first official match on ...

. During his stint in the country, he claimed to have been arrested twice. Danielson returned to Portugal the following January

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, being loaned to F.C. Paços de Ferreira. Subsequently, he returned to his previous club, was released, and re-signed with Paços on a one-year contract. Danielson joined another Portuguese team in June 2010, moving to

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. After one year in the

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with

AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (; ''Athlitikós Sýllogos Omónoia Lefkosías''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (also Romanization of Greek, transliterated as Omonoia), is a Cyprus, Cypriot professional multi-sport club, esta ...

, he spent the next three seasons also in the Portuguese top flight with Gil Vicente F.C. and

Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Primeira Liga, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joaqui ...

; in the 2014–15 campaign, he was one of only three players to appear in every minute in the league. At the age of 35, Danielson signed with C.D. Cova da Piedade of the Portuguese second tier. Until his retirement, he competed in the country's lower leagues and amateur football.Danielson reforça defesa do Berço (Danielson strengthens Berço defence)
Guimarães Digital, 27 August 2019 (in Portuguese)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Danielson 1981 births Living people 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from São Paulo Men's association football central defenders Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players Rio Ave F.C. players F.C. Paços de Ferreira players C.D. Nacional players Gil Vicente F.C. players Moreirense F.C. players C.D. Cova da Piedade players S.C. Salgueiros players Berço SC players F.C. Maia players Russian Premier League players FC Khimki players Cypriot First Division players AC Omonia players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus