He scored a fantastic long distance goal in an UEFA Cup match on 2 October 2008 against Beşiktaş from 40 metres.

In 2008, he became the second foreigner that ever won the annual Ukrainian Premier League MVP award established by the sport newspaper Komanda, the other one was the former captain of Dynamo Kyiv Valyantsin Byalkevich from Belarus.

On 7 August 2010, Jajá Coelho joined Turkish club Trabzonspor on a four-year contract for reported €4.2 million.

On 24 June 2011, it was announced that Jajá Coelho would agree to terms on a three-year contract with UAE League giants Al-Ahli.

[10] On 14 January 2013, Jajá Coelho joined Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv for an undisclosed fee.