Gil (footballer, born 1980) explained

Gil
Fullname:Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves
Birth Date:13 September 1980
Birth Place:Andradina, Brazil
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:1995–1999
Youthclubs1:Corinthians
Years1:2000–2005
Caps1:124
Goals1:31
Years2:2005
Clubs2:Tokyo Verdy
Caps2:16
Goals2:2
Years3:2006
Clubs3:Cruzeiro
Caps3:14
Goals3:3
Years4:2006–2007
Clubs4:Gimnàstic
Caps4:19
Goals4:0
Years5:2007–2009
Caps5:14
Goals5:1
Years6:2008
Clubs6:Botafogo (loan)
Caps6:17
Goals6:1
Years7:2009–2010
Clubs7:Flamengo
Caps7:2
Goals7:0
Years9:2014
Clubs9:ABC
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Years10:2015
Clubs10:Juventus-SP
Caps10:21
Goals10:8
Nationalyears1:2003
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1
Pcupdate:17 May 2015
Ntupdate:30 May 2010

Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves (born 13 September 1980 in Andradina), commonly known as Gil (pronounced as /pt/) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward. He was formally a Brazilian international.

Club career

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. 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.

Gimnàstic 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 Gimnàstic de Tarragona.

Flamengo

On 25 September 2009 Flamengo have signed the forward until December 2009.[1]

International career

Gil appeared for the Brazil national football team in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Club performanceLeague
SeasonClubLeagueApps Goals
BrazilLeague
1999Corinthians PaulistaSérie A00
200082
2001126
2002234
2003319
2004406
200541
JapanLeague
2005Tokyo VerdyJ1 League162
BrazilLeague
2006CruzeiroSérie A143
SpainLeague
2006–07Gimnàstic TarragonaLa Liga190
BrazilLeague
2007InternacionalSérie A121
200830
2008BotafogoSérie A161
2009FlamengoSérie A10
2010
Country Brazil16433
Japan162
Spain190
Total19935

International

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
200341
Total41

Honours

Club

2009

Individual honours

Meme[edit]

Gil became famous in Brazil for an interview in 2006 following Cruzeiro, his club at the time, winning the Campeonato Mineiro title. He was asked by Amaral Júnior, a reporter for catholic radio station Rádio Divinópolis, if there were limits to supporters celebrating the title with players, since supporters had invaded the pitch and tore the shirts of some players while celebrating. Live on radio, Gil responded "Só não vale dar o cu, o resto vale tudo" which has homossexual connotation.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Flamengo anuncia contratação de Gil nesta sexta-feira . 27 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090928113252/http://br.noticias.yahoo.com/s/24092009/25/esportes-noticias-flamengo-anuncia-contratacao-gil.html . 28 September 2009 . dead .
  2. Web site: Lei de Gil: Conheça a história desse meme . 2022-09-18 . Dicionário Popular . pt-br.