Aílton dos Santos Ferraz, sometimes known as just Aílton (born January 19, 1966), is a retired association footballer who played as an attacking midfielder for several Série A clubs.

[1] Born in Rio de Janeiro,[1] Aílton Ferraz started his professional career playing with Flamengo.

[4] He left Flamengo in 1991 to play with Guarani, joining Kashiwa Reysol of Japan in 1993 and returning to Brazil in 1995 to defend Fluminense.

After commanding weaker teams, such as Cabofriense, Volta Redonda and Duque de Caxias, he was invited by Jorginho to be his assistant coach.

Ferraz then worked with Jorginho at Goiás, Figueirense, and Flamengo, before becoming a head coach again at smaller clubs.