Aílton Cesar Junior Alves da Silva, known as Canela, was born on November 18, 1994 in Matão, São Paulo, Brazil. He was a forward for the Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense.
He joined Chapecoense for the 2016 Season, after playing for Cianorte, Botafogo-SP, Monte Azul, Olímpia, Vitória-ES and Inter de Bebedouro between 2012-2016. His Chapecoense team number was 70. He was a talented soccer player, having played a total of 39 games and scored 4 goals.
Canela was a victim of the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crash on November 28, 2016 over Cerro Gordo, Colombia. Canela and most of his Chapecoense teammates were traveling on a charter plane, from Bolivia to Colombia, to play in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals against a Colombian team. At 10:00pm, the crew of the plane declared electrical and fuel emergencies while flying over Colombia, due to fuel exhaustion. The plane crashed into the mountains of Cerro Gordo moments later, killing 71 of the 77 people onboard. 19 out of 22 Chapecoense players on the plane died.
Canela's body was recovered and identified and was buried at the Cemitério Municipal de Matão in Matão, Sao Paulo.
He joined Chapecoense for the 2016 Season, after playing for Cianorte, Botafogo-SP, Monte Azul, Olímpia, Vitória-ES and Inter de Bebedouro between 2012-2016. His Chapecoense team number was 70. He was a talented soccer player, having played a total of 39 games and scored 4 goals.
Canela was a victim of the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crash on November 28, 2016 over Cerro Gordo, Colombia. Canela and most of his Chapecoense teammates were traveling on a charter plane, from Bolivia to Colombia, to play in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals against a Colombian team. At 10:00pm, the crew of the plane declared electrical and fuel emergencies while flying over Colombia, due to fuel exhaustion. The plane crashed into the mountains of Cerro Gordo moments later, killing 71 of the 77 people onboard. 19 out of 22 Chapecoense players on the plane died.
Canela's body was recovered and identified and was buried at the Cemitério Municipal de Matão in Matão, Sao Paulo.
Aílton Cesar Junior Alves da Silva, known as Canela, was born on November 18, 1994 in Matão, São Paulo, Brazil. He was a forward for the Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense.
He joined Chapecoense for the 2016 Season, after playing for Cianorte, Botafogo-SP, Monte Azul, Olímpia, Vitória-ES and Inter de Bebedouro between 2012-2016. His Chapecoense team number was 70. He was a talented soccer player, having played a total of 39 games and scored 4 goals.
Canela was a victim of the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crash on November 28, 2016 over Cerro Gordo, Colombia. Canela and most of his Chapecoense teammates were traveling on a charter plane, from Bolivia to Colombia, to play in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals against a Colombian team. At 10:00pm, the crew of the plane declared electrical and fuel emergencies while flying over Colombia, due to fuel exhaustion. The plane crashed into the mountains of Cerro Gordo moments later, killing 71 of the 77 people onboard. 19 out of 22 Chapecoense players on the plane died.
Canela's body was recovered and identified and was buried at the Cemitério Municipal de Matão in Matão, Sao Paulo.
He joined Chapecoense for the 2016 Season, after playing for Cianorte, Botafogo-SP, Monte Azul, Olímpia, Vitória-ES and Inter de Bebedouro between 2012-2016. His Chapecoense team number was 70. He was a talented soccer player, having played a total of 39 games and scored 4 goals.
Canela was a victim of the LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 crash on November 28, 2016 over Cerro Gordo, Colombia. Canela and most of his Chapecoense teammates were traveling on a charter plane, from Bolivia to Colombia, to play in the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals against a Colombian team. At 10:00pm, the crew of the plane declared electrical and fuel emergencies while flying over Colombia, due to fuel exhaustion. The plane crashed into the mountains of Cerro Gordo moments later, killing 71 of the 77 people onboard. 19 out of 22 Chapecoense players on the plane died.
Canela's body was recovered and identified and was buried at the Cemitério Municipal de Matão in Matão, Sao Paulo.
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