Carlos Gilberto Nascimento Silva or simply Gil (; born 12 June 1987 in
Rio de Janeiro
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) is a Brazilian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
centre back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Corinthians
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.
International career
On 19 August 2014, Gil was called up to play for the
Brazil national team against
Colombia
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and
Ecuador
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by new manager
Dunga
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His debut took place during the match against Ecuador, which Brazil won 1-0.
Gil played at the 2014 edition of the Superclásico de las Américas, where Brazil defeated Argentina 2-0. He was placed in the standby list for the 2015 Copa América.
Gil had a controversially disallowed goal, in which he was ruled to have fouled an opposition player before heading into the net, in a FIFA World Cup qualifier away to Paraguay, in March 2016. The match ended 2-2. Later that year, he was called up to the 23-man squad which would compete at the Copa América Centenario.
In June 2017, Gil was recalled to the national team, now coached by Tite, who included the defender on his list for the first time. He made his return to the national team after nearly a full year in the Superclásico de las Américas, which ended in a 0-1 defeat to Argentina.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Club
;Jaguaré
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Copa Espírito Santo
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The Copa Verde ( en, Green Cup) is ...
: 2007
;Atlético Goianiense
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série C
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system.
Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f ...
:
2008
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;Cruzeiro
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Campeonato Mineiro
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The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: befor ...
:
2009
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;Corinthians
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Campeonato Paulista
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:
2013
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Recopa Sudamericana
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:
2013
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
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:
2015
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International
;Brazil
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Superclásico de las Américas
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Established in 2011 and organized by CONMEBOL, ...
:
2014
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Individual
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year:
2014
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,
2015
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*
Campeonato Paulista
The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...
Team of the Year:
2015
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References
External links
Official Cruzeiro's profile
1987 births
Living people
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
Americano Futebol Clube players
Associação Jaguaré Esporte Clube players
Atlético Clube Goianiense players
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube players
Valenciennes FC players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Ligue 1 players
Expatriate footballers in France
People from Campos dos Goytacazes
Brazil international footballers
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players
Shandong Taishan F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
Expatriate footballers in China
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
Copa América Centenario players
Association football defenders
Sportspeople from Rio de Janeiro (state)
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