Gilberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, commonly known as Biro-Biro (born June 29, 1964 ) is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a

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for several

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clubs.

Career

Born in Guarujá,

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, Biro-Biro played for

Bragantino Red Bull Bragantino, commonly known as Bragantino, is a Brazilian football club based in Bragança Paulista, São Paulo. It competes in the Série A, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Paulista S ...

from 1990 to 1992, winning the

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Bola de Prata award in 1990, and helping his club finish as Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up in

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. After playing for

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in 1992 and in 1993,

Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

in 1994, playing two

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games, and Paysandu in 1994 and in 1995, when he played 25 Série A games, then he returned to Bragantino in 1996, where he played 15 more Campeonato Brasileiro Série A games. He eventually retired while playing for Sinop.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Biro-Biro 1964 1964 births Living people Brazilian footballers Clube Atlético Bragantino players Sport Club do Recife players Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras players Paysandu Sport Club players Sinop Futebol Clube players Association football fullbacks Footballers from São Paulo (state)