Gil (footballer, born 1950)

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Gil
Personal information
Full name Gilberto Alves
Date of birth (1950-12-24) December 24, 1950 (age 71)
Place of birth Nova Lima, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
(manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 Villa Nova
1973 Comercial
1974–1977 Fluminense
1977–1980 Botafogo 27 (14)
1980 Corinthians 172 (75)
1981 Murcia 31 (12)
1982 Coritiba 39 (13)
1983 Farense
National team
1976–1978 Brazil 29 (6)
Teams managed
1983–1984 Farense
1989 Botafogo (assistant)
1990 Avaí
1990 Fortaleza
1991 Botafogo
1992 Botafogo
1996 Alianza Lima
2008 Marília
2009 Portuguesa Santista
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:12, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:12, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Gilberto Alves, nicknamed Gil (born December 24, 1950 in Nova Lima), was a footballer from Brazil. He played as a forward, in particular with Fluminense Football Club and the Brazilian national team.

Playing career[]

Gil played for several clubs, starting his career with Villa Nova in 1970,[1] playing for Comercial from 1974 to 1977.[2] He played for Fluminense during the time where the club was nicknamed Máquina Tricolor (Three Color Machine).[1] He then moved to its former club's rivals, Botafogo, where he stayed until 1980, when he joined Corinthians, moving in the subsequent years to Real Murcia of Spain, Coritiba, and Farense of Portugal, respectively.[2]

National team[]

He received 41 caps, scoring 13 goals[2] from April 1976 to June 1978, and played seven games during the World Cup 1978.[3]

Managerial career[]

On September 2, 2008, Gilberto Alves was hired as Marília's manager.[4]

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Búfalo Gil assume o comando do Marília" (in Portuguese). Globo Online. 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  2. ^ a b c "Gil (ex-ponta do Fluminense e Botafogo)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. 2008-08-13. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  3. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1978-1979". RSSSF. 2007-01-12. Retrieved 2008-09-02.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Búfalo Gil é o novo treinador do Marília" (in Portuguese). Terra. 2008-09-02. Archived from the original on 2011-06-07. Retrieved 2008-09-02.

External links[]

  • Gil at National-Football-Teams.com
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