Elpídio Barbosa Conceição, also known as Dill (born March 4, 1974) is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a

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. In a 16-year professional career, he played for several Série A clubs, being the top scorer in

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, and also competed in four other countries, namely in Portugal.

Early career

Born in

São Luís, Maranhão São Luís (; "Saint Louis") is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Upaon-açu Island or Ilha de São Luís, in the Baía de São Marcos (''Saint Mark's Bay''), an extension of the Atlantic ...

, Dill started his career playing

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in 1991, defending Santa Cruz-DF of

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, moving to

Brasília Futebol Clube Brasília Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Brasília, is a Brazilian professional club based in Brasília, Distrito Federal founded on 2 June 1975. It competes in the Campeonato Brasiliense, the top flight of the Distrito Federal state f ...

in 1992.

Football career

Dill was transferred to

Goiás Esporte Clube Goiás Esporte Clube is a Brazilian sports club, best known for its association football team, located in the city of Goiânia, capital city of the Brazilian state of Goiás. Goiás has won Brazilian's second tier Série B twice, in 1999 an ...

in 1992, playing his first professional game two years later, against Goiatuba Futebol Clube. He was crowned the top goalscorer of the Goiás State Championship in 2000 with 20 goals, netting 10 in the following year's Center-West Cup. He added 20 Série A goals in the 2000 season, tied with

Romário Romário de Souza Faria (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (), is a Brazilian politician and former professional association football, footballer who is currently a Senator for Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro and the presi ...

and

Magno Alves Magno Alves de Araújo (born 13 January 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is also known by his nickname ''O Magnata'' (The Magnate). Career Magno Alves was born in Aporá, Bahia, Brazil. Betwe ...

. Dill played 68 top division games for Goiás and scored 28 goals during his spell. His first abroad adventure was unassuming, as he only scored twice in just nine games for

Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille (, ; , ), also known simply as Marseille, or by the abbreviation OM (, ), is a French professional Association football, football club based in Marseille which competes in Ligue 1, the French football league system, top f ...

and

Servette FC Servette FC is a Swiss professional Association football, football club based in Geneva, founded in March 1890 with rugby as its first sporting activity, and named after the Geneva district of the same name. The football section was created on ...

combined. Dill returned to Brazil in 2002, moving to

São Paulo Futebol Clube SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Serb Autonomous Regions (''Srpska autonomna oblast'', SAO), during the breakup of ...

and leaving the club after playing 14 top level games. After representing

Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas (; ''Botafogo Football and Rowing'') is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighborhood of Botafogo, in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Although it competes in a number of different sports, Botafogo is mostly known ...

for two years, he joined

Clube de Regatas do Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

in 2004, moving to

Esporte Clube Bahia Esporte Clube Bahia () is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Salvador, the capital city of the Brazilian state of Bahia. Known mainly as the ''Esquadrão de Aço'' (Steel Squadron), the club competes in the Campeo ...

in 2005, and leaving for

Brasiliense Futebol Clube Brasiliense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as simply Brasiliense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Taguatinga, Federal District, Taguatinga, Federal District (Brazil), Distrito Federal. Founded in 2000, it competes in the Campeona ...

shortly after. Dill spent the following three seasons in

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...

, suffering consecutive top division relegations with F.C. Penafiel and C.D. Aves, then playing in the lower leagues with

F.C. Famalicão Futebol Clube de Famalicão, commonly known as Famalicão, is a Portuguese professional association football, football club from Vila Nova de Famalicão. Founded on 21 August 1931, its senior team currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top tie ...

. After a few months with

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from

Lithuania Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the east and south, P ...

, Dill returned to his country and signed for

Santa Cruz Futebol Clube Santa Cruz Futebol Clube is a Brazilian professional football club based in Recife, Pernambuco, that competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, and in the Campeonato Pernambucano, the top flight of the Pernambuco stat ...

. He moved back to Portugal shortly after, retiring after one season in the third regional division with Futebol Clube da Foz.

Honors

Individual

* Goiás State Championship: Top scorer 2000 * Center-West Cup: Top scorer 2001

References

External links

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Dill
at Futpédia * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dill 1974 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Goiás Esporte Clube players São Paulo FC players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players CR Flamengo footballers Esporte Clube Bahia players Brasiliense FC players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Ligue 1 players Olympique de Marseille players Swiss Super League players Servette FC players Primeira Liga players F.C. Penafiel players C.D. Aves players F.C. Famalicão players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania Footballers from São Luís, Maranhão Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal