Denílson Pereira Neves

Denilson Pereira Neves is the kind of footballer I quietly root for. A Brazilian central midfielder from Sao Paulo, he did the unglamorous work that holds a side together, screening the defense and linking play rather than chasing highlights. The detail that he captained Brazil at youth level tells me there was leadership in him early, the sort coaches trust before crowds notice. Defensive midfield rarely makes the headlines, which is exactly why I respect the people who master it. He read the game with a calm that does not photograph well but wins matches, and that quiet intelligence is what I remember.

Name (English)

Denílson Pereira Neves

Name (Japanese)

デニウソン・ペレイラ・ネヴェス

Reading

でにうそん・ぺれいら・ねゔぇす

Born

February 16, 1988 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Dragon

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A6%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8D%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%82%B9

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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