Gilberto Silva

Gilberto Silva
Gilberto Silva in 2021
Personal information
Full name Gilberto Aparecido da Silva
Date of birth (1976-10-07) 7 October 1976 (age 50)
Place of birth Lagoa da Prata, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Defender
Youth career
1988–1993 América Mineiro
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 América Mineiro 20 (1)
2000–2002 Atlético Mineiro 62 (4)
2002–2008 Arsenal 170 (17)
2008–2011 Panathinaikos 78 (5)
2011–2013 Grêmio 47 (1)
2013–2014 Atlético Mineiro 9 (0)
Total 386 (28)
International career
2001–2010 Brazil 89 (3)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner2002 Korea/Japan
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2005 Germany
Winner2009 South Africa
Copa America
Winner2007 Venezuela
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gilberto Silva (born 7 October 1976) is a retired Brazilian football player. He last played for Atletico Mineiro.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América Mineiro 1997 Série B 8 0 3 0 0 0 — — — 11 0
1998 Série A 201 1 020———231
1999 Série B — 17 130——61262
Total 28 1 21 1 5 0 — — 6 1 60 3
Atlético Mineiro 2000 Série A 30 11 160—8060341
2001 Série A 263 4 200——20325
2002 Série A 0 0 0 0 6 0 — — 15 2 21 2
Total 293 15 3120—80232878
Arsenal 2002–03 Premier League 350 —300012211513
2003–04 Premier League 324 —30108010454
2004–05 Premier League 130 —20001011171
2005–06 Premier League 332 —103110110484
2006–07 Premier League 3410 —301091—4711
2007–08 Premier League 231 —303070—361
Total 17017 —150814744224424
Panathinaikos 2008–09 Super League Greece 293 —20—110—423
2009–10 Super League Greece 240 —30—130—400
2010–11 Super League Greece 302 —21—50—373
Total 835 —71—290—1196
Grêmio 2011 Série A 211 0 000—00—211
2012 Série A 260 15 180—40—531
Total 471 15 180—40—742
Atlético Mineiro 2013 Série A 90 11 100—70—271
Career total 36627 62 64718195433561144
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Mineiro, Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ↑ Includes Copa do Brasil, FA Cup, Greek Football Cup
  3. ↑ Includes Football League Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in Copa Centro-Oeste
  5. ↑ Seven appearances in Copa Libertadores, one appearance in Copa Mercosur
  6. 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Sul-Minas
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  8. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  9. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  10. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  11. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 200110
2002153
200380
200440
200540
200690
2007150
200890
2009160
201080
Total893
  1. ↑ Does not include match against Haiti on 18 August 2004, as it was not recognised by FIFA as an 'A international'
  2. ↑ Does not include match against United Arab Emirates on 12 November 2005, as it was not recognised by FIFA as an 'A international'
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.
List of international goals scored by Gilberto Silva
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 31 January 2002 Estádio Serra Dourada, Goiânia, Brazil  Bolivia 2–0 6–0 Friendly
2 3–0
3 4 7 March 2002 Estádio Governador José Fragelli, Cuiabá, Brazil  Iceland 4–0 6–1 Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
  3. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 1997". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 1998". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 1999". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2000". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2001". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2002". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2002–03". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2003–04". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2004–05". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2005–06". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2006–07". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2007–08". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "Gilberto Silva". Panathinaikos F.C. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  16. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2011". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  17. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2012". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Gilberto Silva 2013". playmakerstats.com. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  19. 1 2 "Gilberto Silva". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  20. ↑ Oinam, Jayanta (3 February 2023). "Football's healing touch: When Brazil came calling for peace in Haiti". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  21. ↑ "Matches of Brazil in 2004". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  22. ↑ "Matches of Brazil in 2005". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.