Photo: Morgan Tencza / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Ilsinho is the sort of footballer who exists to make the game fun. Born in Sao Bernardo do Campo, he began as a right-back, then reinvented himself as a winger at Shakhtar Donetsk, dazzling crowds with raw pace and trickery. I love that arc: a defender blossoming into an attacking entertainer is no small feat of self-belief. His improvisational, unmistakably Brazilian dribbling is the kind of thing that makes you grin just imagining it. He was never built to be a leading goalscorer, but his gift for delighting the people watching is rare. I genuinely cherish free-spirited players like him.
Overview
Ilson Pereira Dias Júnior (born 12 October 1985), commonly known as Ilsinho (formerly Ilson, Jr.), is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a right midfielder. He originally started his career as a right-back, but during his time at Shakhtar Donetsk, he was used as a winger, where he showed off his skill and speed.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ilsinho
- Name (Japanese)
- イウソン・ペレイラ・ディアス・ジュニオール
- Reading
- いうそん・ぺれいら・でぃあす・じゅにおーる
- Born
- October 12, 1985 (age 40)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Ox
- Origin
- São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
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.