Gil (footballer, born 1980)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ribeiro and the second or paternal family name is Gonçalves.

Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves (born 13 September 1980 in Andradina), commonly known as Gil (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒiw]) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward. He was formally a Brazilian international.

Gil

Personal information
Full name	Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves
Date of birth	(1980-09-13) 13 September 1980
Place of birth	Andradina, Brazil
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1995–1999	Corinthians
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2005	Corinthians	124	(31)
2005	Tokyo Verdy	16	(2)
2006	Cruzeiro	14	(3)
2006–2007	Gimnàstic	19	(0)
2007–2009	Internacional	14	(1)
2008	→ Botafogo (loan)	17	(1)
2009–2010	Flamengo	2	(0)
2014	ABC	0	(0)
2015	Juventus-SP	21	(8)
International career‡
2003	Brazil	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2010

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.

International career

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

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals
Brazil			League
1999	Corinthians Paulista	Série A	0	0
2000			8	2
2001			12	6
2002			23	4
2003			31	9
2004			40	6
2005			4	1
Japan			League
2005	Tokyo Verdy	J1 League	16	2
Brazil			League
2006	Cruzeiro	Série A	14	3
Spain			League
2006–07	Gimnàstic Tarragona	La Liga	19	0
Brazil			League
2007	Internacional	Série A	12	1
2008			3	0
2008	Botafogo	Série A	16	1
2009	Flamengo	Série A	1	0
2010
Country	Brazil		164	33
	Japan		16	2
	Spain		19	0
Total			199	35

International

Brazil national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2003	4	1
Total	4	1

Honours

Club

• São Paulo's Cup (U 20): 1999
• São Paulo State League: 1999, 2001, 2003
• Tournament Rio – São Paulo: 2002
• Brazilian Cup: 2002
• Minas Gerais State League: 2006
• Brazilian Série A: 2009

Individual honours

• Brazilian Bola de Prata (Placar): 2002

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.

External links

• Gil at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
• Gil at Sambafoot (archived)
• CBF (in Portuguese)
• globoesporte.com (in Portuguese)