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.

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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)

Origin

São Paulo, Brazil

Height

173 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Ox

• Xhttps://x.com/ticoelias1
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias%20(footballer%2C%20born%201985)
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q510123

Tags

• São Paulo
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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.