| Denílson | |
| Full Name: | Denílson Custódio Machado |
| Birth Date: | 28 March 1943 |
| Birth Place: | Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio Janeiro, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1961–1963 |
| Clubs1: | Madureira |
| Years2: | 1964–1973 |
| Clubs2: | Fluminense |
| Years3: | 1973–1974 |
| Clubs3: | Rio Negro |
| Years4: | 1975 |
| Clubs4: | Vitória |
| Nationalyears1: | 1966–1968 |
| Nationalteam1: | Brazil |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Manageryears1: | 1978–1977 |
| Managerclubs1: | Vitória |
| Manageryears2: | 1986 |
| Managerclubs2: | Goytacaz |
Denílson Custódio Machado (28 March 1943 – 1 October 2024), best known as Denílson, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.
He played his entire career (1962–1974) at Fluminense, and won four Rio de Janeiro State Championships (1964, 1969, 1971, 1973), and three Guanabara Rio Cups (1966, 1969, 1971).
At the international level, he made nine appearances for the Brazil national team, scoring one goal, and participated at the 1966 FIFA World Cup, making two appearances against Bulgaria and Portugal.
He was known as the 'king of step-overs'.
Denilson died in Rio de Janeiro on 1 October 2024, at the age of 81.[1]
Fluminense