Isaías (footballer, born 1967)

Isaías
Personal information
Full name Isaías Silva Aragão
Date of birth (1967-07-02)2 July 1967
Place of birth Propriá, Brazil
Date of death 4 December 2007(2007-12-04) (aged 40)
Place of death Capela, Brazil
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
EC Propriá
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1988 Propriá
1988 Lagartense
1989–1992 Sergipe
1992–1994 Penafiel
1994–1996 Leça 30 (1)
1997–1999 Boavista 74 (4)
1999–2000 Cruzeiro 15 (1)
2000–2001 Leça
2002 Tirsense
2002 Chongqing Lifan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024

Isaías Silva Aragão (2 July 1967 – 4 December 2007), simply known as Isaías, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career

Born in Sergipe, Isaías began his career at his hometown club, EC Propriá. He also played for Lagartense and CS Sergipe before arriving in Portuguese football at FC Penafiel. He also played for Leça, where he won the second division, and later for Boavista, being champion of the Portuguese Cup in 1996–1997. In 1999 he arrived at Cruzeiro where he won the Recopa Sudamericana and the Copa Centro-Oeste. He ended his career in Chinese football.[1][2]

Honours

Sergipe
Leça
Boavista
Cruzeiro

Death

Isaías died after losing control of his car on BR-101, in the municipality of Capela, Alagoas, on 4 December 2007.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Norberto A. Lopes (19 July 2000). "Isaías quer ficar no Boavista". maisfutebol.iol.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Isaías Silva Aragão". Cruzeiropédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Acidente na BR em Capela mata ex-jogador de futebol". gilsondeoliveira.com.br (in Portuguese). 5 December 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Morreu Isaías, ex-defesa do Boavista". zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). 7 December 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2024.