Gilberto (footballer, born 1968)
Brazilian footballer
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Gilberto Félix de Melo (born 5 October 1968), simply known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1]
Full name
Gilberto Félix de Melo
Date of birth
5 October 1968
Place of birth
Recife, Brazil
Position
Goalkeeper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilberto Félix de Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Recife, Brazil | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1991 | Sport Recife | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Sport Recife | ||
| 1993 | São Paulo | 17 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Santa Cruz (loan) | ||
| 1994–1996 | Santos | ||
| 1997–1998 | Araçatuba | ||
| 1998 | América Mineiro | ||
| 1998 | Ceará | ||
| 1999–2000 | Bahia | ||
| 2000 | Ferroviário | 10 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Náutico | ||
| 2006 | Botafogo-PB | ||
| 2007 | Limoeirense | ||
| 2008–2009 | CSA | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Sete de Setembro (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2012–2015 | Sport Recife (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2019 | Náutico (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2020 | Central (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Guarani (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| 2022 | Botafogo-PB (goalkeeper coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 October 2023 | |||
Career
Gilberto appeared in Sport and impressed by achieving 9 clean sheets in the 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, being elected to the Silver Ball.[2][3] In 1993 he was part of the São Paulo squad that won the Copa Libertadores. Unable to establish himself, he went to several other clubs, most of them as a reserve. He is currently works as a goalkeeper coach.[4]
Honours
- Sport Recife
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 1991, 1992
- São Paulo
- Náutico
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 2001, 2002, 2004
- CSA
- Campeonato Alagoano: 2008
- Individual
- 1992 Bola de Prata