Felisberto Sebastião da Graça Amaral, more commonly known as Gilberto (born 21 September 1982), is an Angolan former professional
footballer
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who played as a
left winger
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or
left midfielder
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. He played professionally for Egypt's
Al Ahly
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, Belgian club
Lierse, Cypriot club
AEL Limassol
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, and for
Benfica de Luanda in his native country. He represented the
Angola national team at international level.
Club career
Al Ahly
While playing for
Al Ahly
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in Egypt, Gilberto was well known for fitting into the team's tactic. The tactic was that Gilberto would run on the side of the
pitch and then cross the ball at the end to
Flavio
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who would score with a header. With Al Ahly, Gilberto played against many world class teams such as
FC Barcelona
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and
Roma. He helped his team to domestic success before helping them become the only team in the world to qualify to
Club World Cup
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twice in a row.
2015 incident and retirement
On 26 July 2015, during a match of
Benfica de Luanda, Gilberto was knocked out following a tackle by an opponent from
Progresso do Sambizanga. He subsequently remained unconscious for about twenty minutes, before being resuscitated by medical service and immediately carried to the hospital. A doctor stated that no injuries were detected in medical tests. Shortly afterwards, he announced his retirement as a player and that he was taking an office position with Benfica de Luanda.
International career
An Achilles tendon injury made him miss the
2006 African Cup of Nations and the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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in Germany. He was part of the
Angola national team during the
2008 African Cup of Nations
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in Ghana.
In the
2010 African Cup of Nations
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opening game against Mali on 10 January in Luanda Gilberto made assist for 1–0 lead to
Flávio Amado
Flávio da Silva Amado (born 30 December 1979), better known as Flávio, is an Angolan former professional footballer striker. He is the assistant of Angolan side Petro Atlético.
Club career
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in the first half. In the second half he scored from penalty-kick for Angola 3–0 lead and later in the game
Seydou Keita
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Keita most notably played for Lens (five seasons) and Barcelona (four ...
penalised him for another penalty kick for Angola.
Manucho
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scored for 4–0 but the match finished 4–4 after four consecutive goals for
Mali
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in the last 15 minutes of the game.
Career statistics
International
:''Scores and results list Angola's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gilberto goal.''
Felisberto Sebastião de Graça Amaral "Gilberto" - International Appearances
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References
External links
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Living people
1982 births
Sportspeople from Luanda
Angolan footballers
Angola international footballers
Angolan expatriate footballers
Association football midfielders
Atlético Petróleos de Luanda players
Al Ahly SC players
Lierse S.K. players
AEL Limassol players
S.L. Benfica (Luanda) players
Egyptian Premier League players
Belgian Pro League players
Cypriot First Division players
Expatriate footballers in Egypt
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Angolan expatriate sportspeople in Belgium