Elias (footballer, born 1985)

Elias
Personal information
Full name	Elias Mendes Trindade
Date of birth	16 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Flamengo ; (on loan from Sporting CP)
Number	8
Youth career
1997–2005	Palmeiras
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2006	Náutico
2007	São Bento
2007	Juventus
2008	Ponte Preta
2008–2010	Corinthians
2011	Atlético Madrid
2011–	Sporting CP
2013–	→ Flamengo (loan)
International career
2010–	Brazil
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2012

Elias Mendes Trindade (born 16 May 1985), known simply as Elias (in Spain, Elías), is a Brazilian football midfielder player for Flamengo.^[1]

Career

Elias started his career with Palmeiras, playing eight years in their youth system, but ended up not being tapped by the team and was let go.

After leaving Palmeiras, he went to Náutico. But Elias received no wages, little playing time and soon returned to São Paulo.

The good performance meant that the centre midfielder was signed by Ponte Preta, where he was got time as the free kick taker. His team reached the finals of the 2008 Campeonato Paulista, where he finished as runner-up.

Corinthians

He was transferred to Corinthians, where he was known for his ball control. His holding skills were important to the club during the season, coupled with his ability to go to attack, drew attention to Ronaldo, who was considered the best player in the Campeonato Paulista.

Atlético Madrid

On 5 December 2010, Elias confirmed that he would leave Corinthians and join Spanish team Atlético Madrid in January 2011. The club confirmed the transfer on 16 December.

Sporting Clube de Portugal

On 29 August 2011, he was transferred to Sporting Clube de Portugal after he fell out of Atlético Madrid's plans this year. He signed a 5-year contract and was sold for €8.85 million^[2] being the highest paid transfer in SCP history.^{[citation needed]} and now he has a buyout clause valued at €40 million.

On his debut, on 10 September 2011, Elias scored a goal against F.C. Paços de Ferreira, on a win (2–3) of Sporting. At the 76th minute, Sporting was losing by 2–0, but with the goals by Marat Izmailov, Elias and Ricky van Wolfswinkel, Sporting won and began a series of victories in the league.

Elias was nicknamed "The Prophet" by the Sporting CP fans. On 18 December 2011, Elias scored again in the draw (1–1) against Académica. In that same game, Elias received a red card by the referee for accumulation of yellow cards and was sent off at the minute 89.

Clube de Regatas Flamengo

On 9 January 2013, Elias, on loan, joined to Brazilian side Flamengo.^[1]

On July 28, 2013, after scoring the goal that drawn the local derby against Botafogo in 1-1 at 94th minute, Elias received a yellow card because celebrated with Flamengo fans and complained about this. According the midfielder: "Football is boring. It's staying a complicated thing. We cannot celebrate a goal with people. I think it's wrong. The fans pay tickets and deserve to participate of the party."^[3]

Career statistics

As of 9 May 2011

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		State League		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Corinthians	2008	30	3	-	-	-	-	0	0	0	0	30	3
	2009	31	3	-	-	-	-	0	0	21	4	52	7
	2010	33	7	-	-	-	-	8	3	15	3	55	13
	Total	94	13	0	0	0	0	8	3	36	7	137	23
Atletico de Madrid	2010–11	15	2	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	16	2
	2011–12	0	0	0	0	-	-	2	0	-	-	2	0
	Total	15	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	18	2
Sporting	2011–12	25	2	5	1	3	0	-	-	-	-	33	3
	2012–13	9	0	1	0	1	0	5	1	-	-	16	1
	Total	34	2	6	1	4	0	5	1	0	0	49	4
Flamengo	2013	16	3	8	3	-	-	0	0	12	1	36	7
Flamengo	Total	16	3	8	3	-	-	0	0	12	1	36	7
Career Total		159	20	15	4	4	0	15	4	48	8	240	36

International career

On 23 September 2010, he received his first call by coach Mano Menezes, his former Corinthians coach, and is the second such player to be get a call up by Menezes; the other is Jucilei.

References

^ ^a ^b Elias acerta com o Flamengo e pode ser apresentado ainda esta semana (in Portuguese)
^ Sporting CP (30 August 2011). "Comunicato" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CMVM. Retrieved 30 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
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External links

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[esporteinterativo-1] Elias acerta com o Flamengo e pode ser apresentado ainda esta semana (in Portuguese)

[2] Sporting CP (30 August 2011). "Comunicato" (PDF) (in Portuguese). CMVM. Retrieved 30 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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