Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Ã dson Boaro , best known as Ã dson and as Ã dson AbobrÃ # o ( born July 3 , 1959 at SÃ # o JosÃ do Rio Pardo , SÃ # o Paulo State ) is a former Brazilian football ( soccer ) defender .
Simplified: Ã dson Boaro ( born 3 July , 1959 ) is a former Brazilian football player .