Ex-defender sues Palmeiras, seeks over R$6 million compensation | OneFootball

Defender Vilson joined Palmeiras at the beginning of 2013 to compete in Série B after a good spell at Grêmio. Due to a serious injury, the defender played little for Verdão at the end of the season.

Lawsuit against Palmeiras

NOSSO PALESTRA has learned that the former player recently filed a labor lawsuit against Palmeiras in which he is seeking compensation for material damages, in the form of a lifetime pension, due to an alleged reduction in his ability to work resulting from a work-related accident. The lawsuit was filed with a claimed amount of R$ 6,525,000.00 (Six million, five hundred and twenty-five thousand reais).

What the former player states:

– On April 21, 2013, while playing for the defendant club in a match against Ituano Futebol Clube, for the Campeonato Paulista de Futebol, the claimant suffered a very serious injury to his left knee (rupture of the patellar cartilage). As a result of this typical work-related accident, following the recommendation of the defendant club's medical team, the claimant underwent orthopedic surgery (arthroscopy) for partial removal of the cartilage by scraping.

– In September 2013, when, according to the defendant club's medical team, he was supposedly recovered from the injury, the claimant was involved in transfer negotiations to German football, given the interest from Stuttgart, Germany. The transfer ultimately did not go through, as the claimant failed the medical exams.

– Back at the defendant club, he played in only 4 (four) matches, suffering from symptoms and complications resulting from the previous injury, which was diagnosed as tendinitis in the left knee, the same one previously injured and operated on.

– The employment contract ended in December 2013, with the defendant club not exercising the option to renew. As reported by the specialized press at the time, the decision for the claimant’s departure was a direct result of the problem affecting his left knee.

– Intending to continue his career, the claimant entered into negotiations with the well-known Cruzeiro Esporte Clube, from Belo Horizonte. Again failing the medical exams due to the knee injury in question, the club offered the claimant a short-term contract, during which he would treat the injury with the support of the club’s medical staff, aiming to restore his full fitness. At the end of the 3 (three) month contract, and with only one match played, the contract was terminated due to the club’s lack of interest in continuing the relationship. Once again, the specialized press reported that the contract was terminated because of the problem affecting the claimant’s left knee.

– After this short contract with the club from Minas Gerais, the claimant still tried to continue his career, being signed by the following clubs, all of lesser prominence than the defendant club, on short-term contracts and with extreme difficulty in maintaining a sequence of matches.

– The reality, therefore, is that the claimant, born on April 3, 1988, saw his promising professional football career inexorably harmed at the age of 25 (twenty-five), an age when athletes in this sport are notoriously at the peak of their physical and technical abilities. More than that, his career ended at 28 (twenty-eight), when, if healthy, he could certainly have continued his professional activity at a high level for at least another decade. Furthermore, considering the undeniable advances in physical preparation and sports medicine, it is also possible to say that the claimant lost at least 15 (fifteen) years of his high-level professional career.

Compensation Request

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