Everton Giovanella
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 Giovanella in action for Salamanca | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Everton Giovanella | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Caxias do Sul, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Lajeadense | 38 | (8) |
| 1993 | Internacional | 12 | (2) |
| 1993–1994 | Tirsense | 18 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Estoril | 29 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Belenenses | 19 | (3) |
| 1996–1999 | Salamanca | 106 | (4) |
| 1999–2006 | Celta | 140 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Coruxo | 34 | (0) |
| Total | 396 | (19) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Everton Giovanella (born 13 September 1970) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He spent most of his career in Spain – one decade – namely being an important part in Celta's La Liga and European consolidation.
Giovanella was born in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. He started out with a modest club in his country, then signed for Série A's SC Internacional from Porto Alegre, where he won the 1992 Copa do Brasil.[1] In the middle of 1993 he emigrated to Portugal, spending one season each with Primeira Liga sides F.C. Tirsense,[2] G.D. Estoril Praia and C.F. Os Belenenses.[3]
For the 1996–97 campaign Giovanella moved to Spain, first achieving La Liga promotion with UD Salamanca[4] then joining RC Celta de Vigo.[5] At both teams, he reunited with his former Belenenses teammate Catanha[6] and, with the Galicians, played an important role in their domestic and European exploits,[5] but also unluckily injured Deportivo de La Coruña's Manuel Pablo in a derby on 30 September 2001.[7]
In December 2004 (sanction ratified in September 2005), Giovanella was banned from football for two years after testing positive for nandrolone.[8] He returned to football on 10 November 2007, teaming up for Coruxo FC in the Tercera División.[9][10]
Giovanella rejoined his first senior club Clube Esportivo Lajeadense in the 2008 off-season, as its director of football. In the following year he returned to Celta, being appointed scout in Brazil.[11]
