Ely Thadeu

Ely Thadeu Bravin Rangel (born 12 August 1982), commonly known as Ely Thadeu, is a Brazilian football forward.

Club career He was born in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil. He started his career in 1995 when he was aged 12 and when he passed a trial at Vasco da Gama and joined their youth team. Since then, he will pass through all the youth teams of the club, before making his senior debut with Vasco first team in 2001, as the attacking partner of his idol, Romario. While with Vasco, he played a total of 67 matches and had scored 12 goals in the national and state championships. However, after playing in the opening match of the season he ended dismissed by the club. During 2009 he played with Villa Nova Atlético Clube.

While playing with Democrata, in April 2010 he was accused of testing positive for cannabis in a doping test and was suspended, however in 2011 he was back to competition. In August 2011 he signed with lower league club Capixaba. In 2012, he joined Guarani playing in the Campeonato Mineiro but during that same year he moved to Esporte Clube Aracruz playing in the Campeonato Capixaba.

International career He has represented Brazil at U-17 and U-20 levels. He was part of the Brazil team at the 1998 Toulon Tournament, and he was called to be part of Brazil squad for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship however because of an injury he did not travelled to New Zealand.

Honours Vasco da Gama Campeonato Carioca: 2003

Baraúnas Campeonato Potiguar: 2006

Red Star Belgrade Serbian Superliga: 2006–07 Serbian Cup: 2007

Guarani-MG Campeonato Capixaba: 2012

Trivia He is mostly known in Brazil as Ely Thadeu, although he is sometimes also referred to as Ely Tadeu.