Elias Alves da Silva
Elias Alves da Silva (born 4 September 1981), known simply as Elias, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, most recently for Armenian club FC Yerevan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elias Alves da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Montalvânia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001 | Grêmio Inhumense | ||
| 2001–2003 | Porto B | 64 | (14) |
| 2003 | Porto | 1 | (0) |
| 2004 | Corinthians Alagoano | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Estoril | 29 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Gil Vicente | 25 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Paços Ferreira | 25 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Vitória Setúbal | 54 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | União Leiria | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Portimonense | 24 | (1) |
| 2011 | Ermis | 9 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Beroe | 129 | (17) |
| 2016–2018 | Vereya | 51 | (1) |
| 2019 | Haskovo | ||
| 2019–2020 | Yerevan | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 418 | (40) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2018 | Vereya (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Vereya (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2020 | |||
He also held Portuguese citizenship, due to the many years spent in the country. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 167 matches and eight goals during eight seasons, in representation of seven clubs.
Football career
Born in Montalvânia, Minas Gerais, Elias started playing professionally with lowly Grêmio Inhumense. He joined FC Porto in 2001, but played mostly for their reserves during his two-year stint; he appeared once for the first team, featuring the last 13 minutes of a 3–2 home win against Varzim S.C. on 17 May 2003 after taking the place of Clayton.[1]
In the 2004–05 season, after a brief spell back in his country with Sport Club Corinthians Alagoano, Elias moved back to Portugal, successively representing in the Primeira Liga G.D. Estoril Praia, Gil Vicente FC, F.C. Paços de Ferreira, Vitória de Setúbal, U.D. Leiria[2] and Portimonense SC. With Vitória he won the domestic League Cup, playing the entire penalty shootout win against Sporting CP and converting his attempt.[3]
On 22 December 2011, Elias joined PFC Beroe Stara Zagora in Bulgaria on a free transfer, signing a one-and-a-half year contract.[4] He made his league debut on 3 March of the following year, in a 0–3 away loss to PFC Ludogorets Razgrad.
On 2 April 2018, Elias was announced as player-coach of FC Vereya until end of the season, succeeding Blagomir Mitrev.[5]
On 21 February 2020, the Football Federation of Armenia announced that FC Yerevan had withdrawn from the league due to financial and technical problems.[6]
References
- "FC Porto frente ao Varzim: Três golos brilhantes e pronto" [FC Porto against Varzim: Three brilliant goals and that's it]. Record (in Portuguese). 18 May 2003. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- "U. Leiria: Elias (ex-V. Setúbal) assina por uma época" [U. Leiria: Elias (ex-V. Setúbal) signs for one season] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
- "Vitória de Setúbal é o primeiro vencedor da Taça da Liga" [Vitória de Setúbal are the first winners of the League Cup]. Público (in Portuguese). 22 March 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- "Берое подписа с двама нови играчи" [Beroe signed two new players] (in Bulgarian). STZ News. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- "Елиаш Да Силва е новият треньор на Верея" [Elias da Silva is Vereya's new coach] (in Bulgarian). Topsport. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
- "Երևան ՖԱ»-ն այլևս հանդես չի գա ՀՀ Բարձրագույն խմբի 2019/2020 մրցաշրջանում". ffa.am/ (in Armenian). Football Federation of Armenia. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
