Aílton (footballer, born 1973), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Brazilian footballer
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Place of Birth: Mogeiro, Paraíba, Brazil
About Aílton (footballer, born 1973)
- Aílton Gonçalves da Silva (born 19 July 1973) is a retired Brazilian professional football striker.
- A journeyman, Aílton began his career in Brazil where he played for Ypiranga, Internacional, Mogi Mirim, Santa Cruz, and Guarani.
- Following a stint with Tigres UANL in Mexico, he moved to Germany joining SV Werder Bremen.
- He spent six seasons with Werder Bremen, winning the double of Bundesliga and cup in the 2003–04 season, before transferring to league rivals FC Schalke 04.
- In the latter stages of his career he played for Besiktas, Hamburger SV, Red Star Belgrade, Grasshoppers Zürich, MSV Duisburg, Metalurh Donetsk, SCR Altach, Campinense, and Chongqing Lifan.
- He ended his career in the lower leagues with Uerdingen 05, Oberneuland, Rio Branco-SP, and Hassia Bingen. After Robert Lewandowski (201), Claudio Pizarro (174), Giovane Élber (133), and Stéphane Chapuisat (106), he is only the fourth foreign player to have scored more than 100 goals in the German Bundesliga.
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