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Brazil 2002 World Cup Winner Denilson Comes Out Of Retirement At 44

Brazil 2002 World Cup Winner Denilson Comes Out Of Retirement At 44

Former world’s most expensive player and 2002 World Cup winner with Brazil Denilson de Oliveira has announced a sensational return to football aged 44.

Denilson has signed a deal with Brazilian lower league side Ibis Sport Club – 12 years after initially calling it quits.

He had 61 caps for Brazil between 1996 and 2003 and helped them lift the World Cup in 2002 co-hosted by South Korea and Japan.

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His £21.5million move from Brazil’s Sao Paulo to Spanish outfit Real Betis in 1998 made him the world’s most expensive player at the time.

The winger initially retired in 2010 after spells with Greek second-tier side Kavala and Vietnamese outfit Hai Phong.

But 12 years later, writing on Twitter, Denilson sensationally announced “The father has returned”.

He said: “I can talk now! IT’S OFFICIAL! The invitation appeared and reflecting with my family… the father here decided to return to football after 12 years!

“From today I wear the shirt of @ibismania!”

SunSport exclusively revealed back in 2018 that Denilson was spending his retirement as an ambassador for 888poker, competing in the World Poker series in Las Vegas.

But clearly he’s decided he prefers the green of the football pitch to the green of a poker table.

Back in his heyday Denilson played 191 times for Sao Paulo and 196 times for Real Betis.

But his career quickly faded after moves to Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr and American outfit FC Dallas.

Photo credit: The Sun

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COMMENTS

WORDPRESS: 9
  • Alabi Aben 3 years ago

    He came to keep things in order.

  • Raphael 3 years ago

    @Alabi Aben, this Denilson must be sanitizer because everything complied.

    • Matthew N. 3 years ago

      One thing about Denilson is his love for his ‘village’ where he started to play ball with the locals.

  • Peepee 3 years ago

    Abeni, sanitizer… Why do you mean?

  • pompei 3 years ago

    Make God no allow dem kill you.

  • Ah Del, sensational return to football aged 44? I cannot compete.

  • Donbenie 3 years ago

    The human dribbling machine..
    The greatest step over master of all time..
    Some of the highlights of the WC 1998 were this guy’s dribbling skills..

  • christian 3 years ago

    I remember him back then in Betis,and Finidi George was also there in Betis and was Africa most expensive player ( about 7m back then).

  • Elijah Samson 3 years ago

    44yrs football age. This man is broke. He needs cash. I think he will spend wisely now.


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