Edmílson Gomes

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Edmílson
Personal information
Full name	José Edmílson Gomes de Moraes
Date of birth	July 10, 1976 (1976-07-10) (age 31)
Place of birth	Taquaritinga, Brazil
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Centre Back, Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Villarreal CF
Number	TBD
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–2000 2000–2004 2004–2008 2008–	São Paulo Olympique Lyon FC Barcelona Villarreal CF	072 (3) 124 (3) 071 (0) 000 (0)
National team2
1995–2007	Brazil	042 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:13, 26 May 2008 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Edmílson redirects here; for other people, see Edmilson (disambiguation).

Edmílson, full name José Edmílson Gomes de Moraes, (born July 10, 1976 in Taquaritinga, Brazil) is a Brazilian football player of Italian descent. He has played as centre-back/defensive midfielder for São Paulo FC, Olympique Lyonnais, FC Barcelona and currently Villarreal CF. His contract is due to expire in the summer of 2008.^[1]

Edmílson won the São Paulo State, French and Spanish championships with São Paulo F.C., Lyon and Barcelona. Since moving to Europe, he has won a domestic championship in each of his first six seasons (four with Lyon, two with Barcelona).

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[edit] Barcelona

While playing with FC Barcelona, Edmílson suffered two serious injuries, but was able to fully recover and played an important role in the team's success on the domestic and European scenes in the 2005-2006 season. He has an Italian passport which allows him to play in the EU as a European player. After Barcelona's unsuccessful 2007/2008 season, the club has stated that Edmílson, among other players, is unlikely to remain at the club for the following season. Edmilson has since been linked with a transfer to the clubs Villarreal and Júbilo Iwata. On May 23, he signed a deal with Villarreal CF.

[edit] International career

Edmílson won his first cap for the Brazilian national team on July 18, 2000, and won the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was forced to withdraw from the Brazil squad for the 2006 World Cup after sustaining a knee injury in training before the tournament.

[edit] Honours

• World champion in 2002 with the Brazilian national team
• Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship) : 1998 and 2000 with São Paulo F.C.
• Copa Conmebol in 1994 with São Paulo F.C.
• Recopa Sudamericana in 1994 with São Paulo F.C.
• Tournament Rio - São Paulo in 2001 with São Paulo F.C.
• French Ligue 1 championship in 2002, 2003 and 2004 with Olympique Lyonnais.
• « Trophée des Champions » in 2002 and 2003 with Olympique Lyonnais.
• Coupe de la Ligue (French League Cup) in 2001 with Olympique Lyonnais
• La Liga (Spanish championship) in 2005 and 2006 with FC Barcelona
• Supercopa de España (Spanish Supercup) in 2005 with FC Barcelona
• UEFA Champions League in 2006 with FC Barcelona

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