Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Ueslei Raimundo Pereira da Silva or better known as Ueslei ( born 19 April 1972 in Salvador , Brazil ) is a Brazilian former football player .
Simplified: Ueslei Raimundo Pereira da Silva ( born 19 April 1972 ) is a former Brazilian football player .