Aílton Ferraz

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Ferraz.

Aílton dos Santos Ferraz, sometimes known as just Aílton (born January 19, 1966), is a retired association footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for several Série A clubs.^[1]

Aílton Ferraz

Personal information
Full name	Aílton dos Santos Ferraz
Date of birth	(1966-01-19) January 19, 1966 (age 59)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Fluminense (assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1991	Flamengo
1991–1992	Guarani
1993–1994	Kashiwa Reysol
1995–1996	Fluminense
1996	Grêmio
1997	Botafogo
1998	Grêmio
1998	Ponte Preta
1999	Cabofriense
2000	Madureira
2000	Remo
2001	União São João
2001	Cabofriense
2001	Paraná
2002	Uberlândia
Managerial career
2007	America
2008	Cabofriense
2009	Volta Redonda
2010	Resende
2010	Duque de Caxias
2010	Goiás (assistant)
2011	Figueirense (assistant)
2012	Kashima Antlers (assistant)
2013	Flamengo (assistant)
2014	Resende
2014	America
2015	Audax Rio
2015–2016	Resende
2017	Tupi
2018	Brasiliense
2018–2019	Tupi
2019	Portuguesa da Ilha
2019–	Fluminense (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro,^[1] Aílton Ferraz started his professional career playing with Flamengo.^{[citation needed]} With Flamengo he played 116 Série A games and scored five goals between 1985 and 1991.^[2] He won the Campeonato Carioca in 1985, 1986 and 1987, the Taça Guanabara in 1988 and in 1989, the Taça Rio in 1985 and in 1986 the Série A in 1987, and the Copa do Brasil in 1990 with the club.^[3]

He left Flamengo in 1991 to play with Guarani, joining Kashiwa Reysol of Japan in 1993 and returning to Brazil in 1995 to defend Fluminense.^{[citation needed]} He helped the club win the Campeonato Carioca in 1995.^[3] He was part of the Grêmio squad that won the 1996 Série A. After playing for several different clubs, he retired in 2002 while defending Uberlândia.^{[citation needed]}

He began his coaching career in 2007 as America's head coach. After commanding weaker teams, such as Cabofriense, Volta Redonda and Duque de Caxias, he was invited by Jorginho to be his assistant coach. Ferraz then worked with Jorginho at Goiás, Figueirense, and Flamengo, before becoming a head coach again at smaller clubs. Since 2019, he has been an assistant coach at Fluminense.^[4]

Honors

Player

Flamengo

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1987
• Copa do Brasil: 1990
• Campeonato Carioca: 1986, 1991
• Copa Rio: 1991

Fluminense

• Campeonato Carioca: 1995

Grêmio

• Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1996
• Recopa Sudamericana: 1996
• Campeonato Gaúcho: 1996

Botafogo

• Campeonato Carioca: 1997

Remo

• Campeonato Paraense: 1999

Manager

Resende

• Copa Rio: 2015