Gilberto Macedo da Macena (born 1 April 1984), commonly known as Gilberto Macena, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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Career

Macena arrived in Denmark in 2005, when he signed for the lower-division club

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. After one successful season in Holbæk, he moved to Danish Superliga team AC Horsens where he was the club top goalscorer on several occasions. After spending seven years in Denmark, Macena moved to

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on 16 February 2012 for an undisclosed fee. On 11 January 2014, Macena transferred to

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. In January 2015, he made the move to

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. After his contract with Chiangrai United expired at the end of 2018, Macena returned to Denmark, in order to play for a contract. On 23 August 2019, it was confirmed that Macena had signed with his former club,

. In 2020, he returned to his native Brazil to play for lower tier club Caçadorense.

Honour

Club

Horsens *

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: 2009–10 Buriram United *

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Kor Royal Cup Kor Royal Cup ( th, ถ้วยพระราชทาน ก. ; ถ้วย ก.), known as the Yai Cup ( th, ถ้วยใหญ่) until 1963, was the highest level of club football competition which competed in the tournament in Thailand ...

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Chiangrai United *

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Phitsanulok * Thai League 3 Northern Region:

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Individual

Top Scorer: 2009–10

References

External links

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