Jérson (footballer)
Brazilian footballer
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Jérson Garcia da Conceição (born 11 June 1959), simply known as Jérson, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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| Full name | Jérson Garcia da Conceição | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1959 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1976 | Bonsucesso | ||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1977–1983 | Botafogo | 137 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 1982 | → Vasco da Gama (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Inter de Limeira | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1986 | Portuguesa | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Olaria | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1989 | Atlético Goianiense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Vila Nova | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Paysandu | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | São José-SP | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Novo Horizonte-GO | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Brazil Olympic | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Revealed at Bonsucesso, he arrived at Botafogo where he was Rio youth champion. He made 137 appearances and scored 19 goals for the club. In 1982 he was loaned to Vasco da Gama, where he was part of the Rio champion squad that year.[1][2]
He also had spells at Inter de Limeira, Portuguesa and Olaria, until arriving at Atlético Goianiense, where he was champion of Goiás in 1988. Jérson was also part of the 1991 Série B champion squad with Paysandu.[3]
International career
Jérson was part of the Olympic team of Brazil in 1979, being champion of the San Juan Pan American Games, and of the 1980 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament this time without repeating the success and not qualifying for Moscow.[4]
Honours
Brazil
- Brazil Olympic
Clubs
- Vasco da Gama
- Atlético Goianiense
- Campeonato Goiano: 1988
- Paysandu
Youth
- Botafogo
- Campeonato Carioca Sub-20: 1978
- Rio de Janeiro
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Júnior: 1978