Vilson Cereja

Vilson Cereja
Personal information
Full name	Vilson Cereja
Date of birth	20 March 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
–1974	Grêmio
Senior career*
Years	Team
1975–1979	Grêmio
1980	Coritiba
1981	Sport Recife
1982–1984	Náutico
1985–1987	Inter de Limeira
1988	Independente-SP
1989	ABC
1990–1992	Central
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 May 2024

Vilson Cereja (born 20 March 1955), also known by the nickname Vilson Cavalo, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career[edit]

Trained in Grêmio youth sectors, Vilson played in more than one position in defense. He was state champion in 1977 and 1979, and for Grêmio FBPA he made 256 appearances, scoring 26 goals.^[1] He was also champion in 1984 at Náutico and in the historic Inter de Limeira title in 1986.^[2] He ended his career at Central in 1992, and later worked as a coach for young sectors at teams from Pernambuco state.^[3]

Honours[edit]

Grêmio

Campeonato Gaúcho: 1977, 1979

Náutico

Campeonato Pernambucano: 1984

Inter de Limeira

References[edit]

^ "Vilson Cereja". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
^ "Esquadrão Imortal - Inter de Limeira 1986". Imortais do Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ "Que fim levou? Vilson Cavalo (Ex-Grêmio e Náutico)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2024.

External links[edit]

Vilson Cavalo at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)

[1] "Vilson Cereja". Grêmiopédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 May 2024.

[2] "Esquadrão Imortal - Inter de Limeira 1986". Imortais do Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[Terceiro_Tempo-3] "Que fim levou? Vilson Cavalo (Ex-Grêmio e Náutico)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2024.

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