only six months, he was transferred to AEK Athens, in January 2006. On 21 November 2006, he played the whole match in the 1–0 victory against the eventuall champions, Milan for the UEFA Champions League. On 23 May 2007, Emerson was released by AEK and signed for 2006–07 Cypriot First Division champions APOEL. However, in January of the following year, he returned to Brazil and ended his career playing for lowly Madureira Esporte Clube, at the Rio de Janeiro State League. In pop culture Emerson is widely known in Hungary, due an infamous interview with his former teammate Péter Lipcsei, who referred to Emerson as "black Emerson". Honours Porto Primeira Liga: 1994–95, 1995–96 References External links CBF data 1972 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders FA Cup Final players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Premier League players English Football League players La Liga players Segunda División players Scottish Premier League players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players CR Flamengo footballers Coritiba Foot Ball Club players CR Vasco da Gama players Madureira Esporte Clube players C.F. Os Belenenses players FC Porto players Middlesbrough F.C. players CD Tenerife players Deportivo de La Coruña players Atlético Madrid footballers Rangers F.C. players Xanthi F.C. players AEK Athens F.C. players APOEL FC players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Scotland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate footballers in Greece Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus