Gílson Domingos Rezende Agostinho (born September 18, 1977 in

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) more commonly known simply as Gilsinho, is a former

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ian

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who played as a striker. In his career, he was predominantly remembered for his association with his hometown football club

as well as time with

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club Wuhan Guanggu where he won the 2005 Chinese Super League Cup with them.

Club career

Gilsinho's father was an amateur footballer who encouraged him and his brother to take up the sport. When he grew up he would go on to become a professional footballer and started his career playing for his hometown football club

in the

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division. After several seasons Gilsinho would move up a division when he joined São Bento to play in the

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while his younger brother Gisiel Rezende Agostinho joined his old club as their new goalkeeper. After his stint with São Bento Gilsinho would join Campeonato Brasileiro Série B side

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, however his time with the club was not very successful as the struggled within the league while Gilsinho saw little playing time. Gilsinho would decide to go abroad and joined recently promoted

side Wuhan Guanggu where he quickly became a regular and helped guide them to a fifth-place finish as well as winning the 2005 Chinese Super League Cup with them. For the next several seasons he continued to be a vital member of the team until another Chinese club in

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looked to sign him to help out in their attack, however after staying with them for a whole season he was only able to score two goals and was allowed to leave. This saw Gilsinho go back to Brazil where he would go back to his old clubs Taubaté, São Bento and Taubaté again where he played alongside his brother for a short time before deciding to retire.

Honours

Wuhan Guanggu *Chinese Super League Cup: 2005.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilsinho 1977 births Living people People from Taubaté Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Esporte Clube São Bento players Esporte Clube Taubaté players Londrina Esporte Clube players Association football defenders Expatriate footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Wuhan Guanggu players Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. players Chinese Super League players Footballers from São Paulo (state)