With Coritiba, he was state champion in 1975 and 1976, in addition to making 132 appearances and 54 goals for the club in two spells.
He won the 1977 Minas Gerais championship, being the competition's top scorer.
[1] He was loaned to Flamengo in 1978, and was part of the state champion squad.
[2] He ended his career playing for teams in the countryside of São Paulo.
[4] Eli Carlos died on 22 May 2020, after two years in a coma, as a result of an unsuccessful endoscopy.