Ailton José Almeida
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Aílton José Almeida simply known as Aílton, is a Brazilian footballer
Football in Brazil
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 who currently plays for APOEL in the Cypriot First Division
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...

.

Örgryte IS

He came to F.C. Copenhagen from Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS
Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg.-History:The club was founded on 4 December 1887 and participated in the first football match in Sweden on 22 May 1892. Örgryte IS has won 12 national championship titles and one national cup title. After...

 on 1 January 2007 for 22 million Danish kroner, which is the transfer record for a Danish club. Both F.C. Copenhagen and Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...

 struggled for Almeida's signature, but after some hesitation from Brøndby IF, he ended up at F.C. Copenhagen.

F.C. Copenhagen

Scoring in his only second game for F.C. Copenhagen against Brøndby IF in one of the New Firm
New Firm (Denmark)
The New Firm is a Danish football rivalry between the two big Copenhagen-teams, F.C. Copenhagen and Brøndby IF. The name is a play on the Old Firm rivalry that exists between the two Scottish football teams, Rangers and Celtic...

 matches, he was considered a new star and a start of a new era for the club, which for many years had suffered from the lack of goals from the strikers, however, he did not manage to follow up his performance, and was subsequently placed on the bench as a substitute. On 15 April 2007, Ailton scored on a bicycle kick
Bicycle kick
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 in F. C. Copenhagens 4–2 win over OB, which led to many people thinking he's breakthrough finally was about to come, but yet again, and had to see himself become a substitute.

After the winter break in the 2007–08 season
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 Aílton got a chance in the Danish Cup
Danish Cup
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 quarterfinals, where F.C. Copenhagen was to face Næstved BK
Næstved BK
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. He scored a goal in the beginning of the second half following an assist from his countryman José Júnior
José Júnior
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In the beginning of the 2008–09 season
F.C. Copenhagen season 2008-09
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 he has been playing regularly, becoming an important member of the starting line-up and the attacking play, however, he still has trouble finding the net. He however started against FC. Midtjylland on 16. November 2008 and scored two goals. And he scored again against Man City in a European match home at Parken.

With one game left of the 2008–09 season
Danish Superliga
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 he has scored 11 goals in the league and four goals in the cup, being influential in securing the cup and the league titles.

Language problems:

After playing 3 years in Sweden, Ailton Almeida had become somewhat fluent in the Swedish language, which is fairly similar to the Danish language. As a result of this his first ever interview with Danish television was made in Danish. Ailton Almeida accidentally said that he was looking forward to be playing for the biggest club in Sweden.

APOEL

On 28 July 2010, Ailton signed a three-year contract with APOEL. He made his debut on 5 August 2010 against FK Jablonec for the UEFA Europa League 3rd qualifying round. He scored his first goal with APOEL on 26 August 2010 against Getafe CF
Getafe CF
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 for the UEFA Europa League play-off round, in a match which ended 1–1 after extra time. Ailton had a very good first season with APOEL. He played in all championship matches and scored important goals, helping his new club to win the 2010–11 Cypriot First Division
2010–11 Cypriot First Division
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. So, after the three championship titles which he won with F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
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, he won his fourth consecutive championship title, this time with APOEL. He was voted by Cyprus Football Association
Cyprus Football Association
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 as the player of the season (MVP) 2010–11 in the Cypriot First Division
Cypriot First Division
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He started 2011-12 season in fine form, scoring 4 goals in the UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds that helped APOEL to qualify for the UEFA Champions League Group stage. In the first group stage match against Zenit Saint Petersburg
FC Zenit Saint Petersburg
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 on 13 September 2011, he scored the winner on 75 minutes as his side came from behind to claim a 2-1 victory. On 19 October 2011, he scored the equaliser on 19 minutes as APOEL snatched a 1-1 draw at FC Porto. He followed up that success by scoring from the spot in his side's 2-1 victory over FC Porto in the reverse encounter in Nicosia
Nicosia
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, taking his season tally to three in the group phase and seven overall in the competition.

Honours

 Denmark F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....

  • Danish Superliga
    Danish Superliga
    The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...

    : 3
2006–07
Danish Superliga 2006-07
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, 2008–09
Danish Superliga 2008-09
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 & 2009–10
  • Danish Cup
    Danish Cup
    The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...

    : 1
2008–09
Danish Cup 2008-09
The Danish Cup 2008–09 was the 53rd season of only Danish football cup competition. It was the first time since 2004 that the cup had a sponsor name: the daily Newspaper Ekstra Bladet has signed a 3-year contract with the Danish Football Association , making the official name Ekstra Bladet Cup...



  APOEL
  • Cypriot First Division
    Cypriot First Division
    The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...

    : 1
2010–11
2010–11 Cypriot First Division
-Personnel and kits:Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.-Managerial changes:-League table:-Results:...

  • Cypriot Super Cup: 1
2011


Individual
  • Danish Superliga
    Danish Superliga
    The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...

     Spring Profile:
2009
  • Cypriot First Division
    Cypriot First Division
    The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...

     Player of the season (MVP):
2010–11

External links

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