Gefferson da Silva Goulart was born on 9 January, 1978 in Sao Goncalo,

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

. He is commonly known as Gefferson Goulart, is a Brazilian

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Playing career

Gefferson played with

União São João União is the Portuguese word for Union. It may refer to: *the Brazilian federal government *União do Vegetal, a church known for its usage of Hoasca as tea * Brazilian frigate ''União'' (F45), a general-purpose ''Niterói'' class frigate launc ...

in 1997. By 2000 he settled in Trinidad and Tobago playing with

W Connection W Connection Football Club is a football club from Trinidad and Tobago, which currently plays in the TT Pro League. The club plays its home games at the Manny Ramjohn Stadium in Marabella. The club's offices are based at the Point Lisas Industria ...

. Between January and December 2004, Gefferson and his compatriot and W Connection teammate Ronaldo Viana played on loan with Serbian side

FK Železnik FK Železnik () is a football club based in Železnik, Belgrade, Serbia. They competed in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro from 1996 to 2005. The club made its solo European appearance in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup and went on to win the Ser ...

in the

First League of Serbia and Montenegro The First League of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Прва савезна лига / Prva savezna liga) was the top football league of Serbia and Montenegro, before the country's dissolution in 2006. The league was formed following the breakup of Yu ...

. The club was performing well those years, and Gefferson got the chance to play in the

2004–05 UEFA Cup The 2004–05 UEFA Cup was the 34th edition of the UEFA Cup. The format of the competition had changed from previous seasons, replacing that from the previous one after the abolition of the Cup Winners' Cup in 1999; an extra qualifying round was ...

narrowly losing against Steaua by a goal difference in the overall of the two leggs.Gefferson Goulard Silva
at news.sportbox.ru He also played a game in the

2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup The 2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup was the third season of the Serbia and Montenegro's annual football cup. The cup defenders was Red Star Belgrade, but was defeated by FK Železnik in the final. First round Thirty-two teams entered in the Fi ...

contributing for the conquest of the cup title that year.Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) Cup 2004/05
at

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Gefferson and Ronaldo both returned from Serbia by the end of 2004 and were included in the W Connection team for their 2005 campaign.W Connection welcomes back two key Brazilians
at legacy.guardian.co.tt, 24-2-2005 Already before having their stint in Europe, Gefferson and Ronaldo were key-players in the 5 seasons they had spent with W Connection before 2004, and helped the club win two championships as well as several trophies. Further more, upon its return, Gefferson won one more

TT Pro League The TT Pro League (formerly known as the Professional Football League) is the Trinidad and Tobago professional league for association football clubs. It is the country's primary football competition and serves as the top division in the Trinidad ...

with W Connection and also the Golden Boot and Player of the Year award in 2005. Later, he had a spell in

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with

Busan IPark Busan IPark ( ko, 부산 아이파크) is a South Korean professional football club based in Busan that competes in K League 2, the second tier of the South Korean football pyramid. Its current home ground is Busan Gudeok Stadium. The club was o ...

, and in

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with

Libolo Libolo is a municipality in Cuanza Sul Province in Angola, with the town of Calulo Calulo is a town, with a population of 44,000 (2014), and a commune in the municipality of Libolo, province of Cuanza Sul, Angola and the seat of the municipali ...

Statistics

Honours

Club: ;W Connection *

: 2000, 2001, 2005 *

Trinidad and Tobago Cup The Trinidad and Tobago FA Trophy, is the premier knockout tournament for teams in Trinidad and Tobago that is open to all clubs affiliated with the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association. The FA Trophy is the oldest football competition in Tr ...

: 2001 *

Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl The Trinidad and Tobago Pro Bowl, or commonly known as the Digicel Pro Bowl for sponsorship reasons, is a knockout football tournament for teams in the TT Pro League. The competition is played during May following the conclusion of the Pro League ...

: 2001, 2002 *

CFU Club Championship The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). ...

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

;Železnik *

Serbia and Montenegro Cup The Serbia and Montenegro Cup was an association football knockout cup tournament of Serbia and Montenegro played between 1992 and 2006, after which Serbia and Montenegro became separate nations. The competition was the continuation of the old ...

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

Individual: *

TT Pro League Golden Boot The TT Pro League Golden Boot is an annual Trinidad and Tobago association football, football award given at the beginning of each TT Pro League calendar year to the top goalscorer for the previous season. The Golden Boot has been awarded since ...

: 2005 (14 goals, title shared with

Earl Jean Earl Jude Jean (born 9 October 1971) is a Saint Lucian former footballer who played as a striker. He made 21 appearances in the Primeira Divisão for Felgueiras, 84 in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Rotherham United and Plymouth Argyle ...

) *

player of the year: 2005

References

External links

SoccerStats.us
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goulart, Gefferson 1978 births Living people People from São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders União São João Esporte Clube players W Connection F.C. players FK Železnik players Busan IPark players TT Pro League players K League 1 players Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Trinidad and Tobago Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Trinidad and Tobago Expatriate footballers in Serbia and Montenegro Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro Expatriate footballers in South Korea Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Expatriate footballers in Angola Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Angola Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state)