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My Take
Helton da Silva Arruda, simply Helton, is a goalkeeper who truly impresses me. From São Gonçalo near Rio, he crossed the Atlantic from Vasco da Gama and blossomed in Portugal, anchoring FC Porto to eighteen major titles. Across fourteen seasons he made 299 Primeira Liga appearances, a level of reliability few ever reach, and he even guarded Brazil's net at the 2007 Copa América. Goalkeepers can look unglamorous, but they are the spine of any side. To be trusted at one club for so long says as much about character as it does about technique. A man who became a legend in a foreign land earns my sincere respect.
Overview
Helton da Silva Arruda (born 18 May 1978), known simply as Helton, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After starting out at Vasco da Gama, he went on to spend his career in Portugal, representing União de Leiria and Porto and winning 18 major titles with the latter club. Over 14 seasons, he appeared in 299 Primeira Liga games. Helton appeared for Brazil at the 2007 Copa América.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Helton
- Name (Japanese)
- エウトン・ダ・シウヴァ・アルーダ
- Reading
- えうとん・だ・しうゔぁ・あるーだ
- Born
- May 18, 1978 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Horse
- Origin
- São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 186 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.