Elias

Elias is a São Paulo product, and that origin already says a lot, because surviving Brazil's brutally competitive youth pipeline is itself a mark of class. What intrigues me is that he was a central midfielder rather than a flashy attacker; at 173 cm, controlling the middle of the park demands intelligence, positioning, and relentless work rate rather than flair alone. I tend to favor these understated engine-room players, the ones who make a team function without grabbing headlines. The fact that he still posts on X long after his playing days suggests the love of the game never left him. That lifelong devotion is what wins my respect.

Name (English)

Elias

Name (Japanese)

エリアス・メンデス・トリンダーデ

Reading

えりあす・めんです・とりんだーで

Born

May 16, 1985 (age 41)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Height

173 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Xhttps://x.com/ticoelias1
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC%E3%83%87

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.