Place of birth Andradina, Brazil Name Gilberto Goncalves Years Team Weight 65 kg | 1995–1999 Corinthians Height 1.72 m Playing position Role Footballer Position Forward | |
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Full name Gilberto Ribeiro Goncalves Date of birth (1980-09-13) 13 September 1980 (age 35) | ||
Current team Clube Atletico Juventus | ||
Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves (born 13 September 1980 in Andradina), commonly known as Gil ([ˈʒiɫ]) (the Legislator) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Juventus-SP. He was formally a Brazilian international.
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Early years
Gil grew up in a small town, Andradina, where his talent was recognised at a very early age. He was noticed by Corinthians scouts at the age 15, and soon went on to join as a youth player.
Corinthians
His time at Corinthians was relatively successful, with Gil managing to register 31 goals in 124 games, a decent record for a winger-cum-forward. His pace, skill, technical ability, control and ability to beat his man shone in the Brazilian league, but after five years with the Corinthians first team, he transferred to Tokyo Verdy 1969 of Japan, in 2005.
Tokyo Verdy
His time in Japan was very unsuccessful, with Gil not being a regular starter and not playing to his full potential, which in turn led him to be sold to Brazilian team Cruzeiro, in 2006.
Cruzeiro
He did not present his best football while in Cruzeiro. Only scoring four goals in over fifteen appearances. He did however start in the majority of the games and became a reliable source for assisting other players for goals.
Gimnastic de Tarragona
His season long stay in Tarragona was yet another unsuccessful venture for Gil. Gil played 19 matches and he did not score any goals, during his time with Gimnastic de Tarragona.
Flamengo
On 25 September 2009 Flamengo have signed the forward until December 2009.
National team
Gil appeared in the 2003 Confederations' Cup.