Gustavo Silva Conceição, simply known as Gustavo (born February 20, 1986) or Gustavo Geladeira (''Gustavo Fridge''), is a Brazilian

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

who currently plays for

Londrina Londrina (, literally "Little London") is a city located in the north of the state of Paraná, South Region, Brazil, and is away from the state capital, Curitiba. It is the second largest city in the state and fourth largest in the southern regi ...

Career

Gustavo Geladeira began his career with

Tigres do Brasil Esporte Clube Tigres do Brasil is a Brazilian Football League Teams, Brazilian football team from the city of Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro state, founded on January 19, 2004. History Th ...

and made his first team debut with the club during the

2009 Campeonato Carioca This Campeonato Carioca was the 109th edition of football of FFERJ (Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, or Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation). It started play on January 24, 2009 and ended on May 3, 2009. Sixteen teams cont ...

. While with Tigres Gustavo went on two loan spells with

Duque de Caxias Duque is a Spanish surname meaning "duke". People Notable people with the name include: * Jaime Enrique Duque Correa (1943–2013), Colombian Roman Catholic bishop * Andrés Duque (21st century), American activist * Carlos Duque (1930–2014), Pa ...

and also played for

Ipatinga Ipatinga is a municipality in eastern Minas Gerais state, Brazil. The city was founded on 29 April 1964 and covers a total area of . Its population is 267,333 as of 2021. It is part of the Vale do Aço (Steel Valley) metropolitan area (populati ...

. In 2010, he joined Boavista and his play during the

2011 Campeonato Carioca The 2011 Campeonato Estadual da Serie A de Profissionais do Rio de Janeiro was the 110th edition of the top tier football in Rio de Janeiro. It was organized by the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FERJ). The competition bega ...

attracted the interest of

Brazilian Série A Brazilian commonly refers to: * Something of, from or relating to Brazil * Brazilian Portuguese, the dialect of the Portuguese language used mostly in Brazil * Brazilians, the people (citizens) of Brazil, or of Brazilian descent Brazilian may also ...

club

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

, the club Gustavo had supported as a child. On May 10, 2011 Gustavo signed with Flamengo. While with Flamengo Gustavo played in the

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

and

Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...

. In April 2012 Gustavo was sent on loan to

Atlético Goianiense Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Cl ...

and was an important player for the club appearing in 25 matches and scoring 1 goal during the

2012 Copa Sudamericana The 2012 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2012 Copa Bridgestone Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the Copa Sudamericana, South America's secondary international club football tournament organized ...

. In 2013 Gustavo Geladeira was sent on loan to his former club Boavista and featured regularly for the side. In June 2013 he joined

Ceará Ceará (, pronounced locally as or ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is the eighth-largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the ...

in the

Campeonato Brasileiro Série B The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B is commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B (Série B), and until 2022 was officially called Brasileirão Sportingbet by sponsorship reasons. It is the second tier of the Brazilian football league system ...

. The following season, he returned to Boavista for the Carioca season and helped the club win the 2014

Taça Rio Taça Rio, or Rio Trophy, is an annual Rio de Janeiro football tournament. It is the second stage competition of the Campeonato Carioca, the state football championship in Rio de Janeiro. It has been organized since 1982 by the Rio de Janeiro St ...

scoring the winning goal in the final against Friburguense. After a successful stay with Boavista, Gustavo joined Vila Nova for the remainder of the 2014 season and made 16 league appearances and scored 1 goal for the club. On January 5, 2015, Gustavo Geladeira signed with

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...

club

Orlando City SC Orlando City SC is an American professional soccer club in Orlando, Florida, that competes as a member of the Eastern Conference in Major League Soccer (MLS). Orlando City SC began play in 2015 as the 21st franchise in MLS, succeeding the USL ...

. On February 12, 2015 Gustavo Geladeira was waived by Orlando City SC without ever appearing in a match. In June 2015, Gustavo Geladeira signed a new deal of 6 months with the reigning

I League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

champion side

Mohun Bagan Mohun Bagan Athletic Club is an Indian professional sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Founded in 1889, its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is most notable for its victory over East Yorkshire Regiment ...

. But after 2 weeks he was released by mohun bagan due to sudden weight loss and poor fitness level

Career statistics

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References

External links

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Geladeira, Gustavo 1986 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Clube de Regatas Brasil players Duque de Caxias Futebol Clube players Boavista Sport Club players CR Flamengo footballers Atlético Clube Goianiense players Ceará Sporting Club players Vila Nova Futebol Clube players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Londrina Esporte Clube players Men's association football central defenders People from Cachoeiro de Itapemirim Footballers from Espírito Santo