Geovani Faria da Silva (born 6 April 1964 in Vitória), referred to simply as Geovani Silva or Geovani, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder. He began his career at 16 in Desportiva Ferroviária. In 1983, he was transferred to

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

, where he became famous, playing alongside the likes of

Romário Romário de Souza Faria Figueiredo (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (), is a Brazilian politician and a former professional footballer. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, he scored over 750 goals and was ...

and Roberto Dinamite. He represented Brazil at the

1983 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship was the fourth edition FIFA World Youth Championship tournament, hosted from 2 June to 19 June 1983 in seven venues in Mexico — Guadalajara, Irapuato, León, Mexico City, Monterrey, Puebla and Toluca — wh ...

, where he became the top scorer, and was also elected as the best player of the tournament. He scored the only goal in the final, where Brazil beat Argentina 1–0. He received 24 senior international caps, from May 1985 to September 1991, and was a member of the Brazilian team in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, winning a silver medal. He also played for the Brazilian team which won the

Copa América The Copa América ( en, America Cup) or CONMEBOL Copa América, known until 1975 as the South American Football Championship (''Campeonato Sudamericano de Fútbol'' in Spanish and ''Campeonato Sul-Americano de Futebol'' in Portuguese), is the t ...

in 1989. Geovani was not selected for Brazil at the World Cup. Between 1989 and 1991 he played in Europe at Bologna F.C. 1909 and Karlsruher SC, before moving back to Vasco da Gama. For the rest of his career he played for various Brazilian clubs, with a brief stint at Tigres UANL in Mexico. He ended his career in 2002. In 2006, he was elected as State Deputy of the state of Espirito Santo.

Honours

Club

Rio de Janeiro State Championship The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Br ...

: 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993 * Espírito Santo State Championship: 1980, 1981, 1998, 1999, 2000

International

Brazil *

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ...

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

* FIFA U-20 World Cup:

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Individual

* FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball:

* FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe:

* South American Player of the Year (El Mundo): 1988 (3rd place) * South American Team of the Year: 1988

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Geovani Living people 1964 births People from Vitória, Espírito Santo Association football midfielders Brazilian footballers Brazil international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Desportiva Ferroviária players CR Vasco da Gama players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Karlsruher SC players Tigres UANL footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Serie A players Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Italy Expatriate footballers in Mexico Olympic medalists in football 1989 Copa América players Brazil under-20 international footballers Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Brazil Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Brazil Copa América-winning players Members of the Legislative Assembly of Espírito Santo Sportspeople from Espírito Santo