Gilberto Alves, nicknamed Gil (born December 24, 1950 in

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), is a former

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from

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. He played as a

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, in particular with

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and the Brazilian national team.

Playing career

Gil played for several clubs, starting his career with Villa Nova in 1970, playing for Comercial from 1974 to 1977. He played for

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club (), known as Fluminense, is a Brazilian sports club best known for its professional football team that competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, the first tier of Brazilian football and the Campeonato Carioca, th ...

during the time where the club was nicknamed ''Máquina Tricolor'' (''Three Color Machine''). He then moved to its former club's rivals,

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, where he stayed until 1980, when he joined

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, moving in the subsequent years to

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of Spain,

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, and

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of Portugal, respectively.

National team

He received 41 caps, scoring 13 goals from April 1976 to June 1978, and played seven games during the World Cup 1978.

Managerial career

On September 2, 2008, Gilberto Alves was hired as

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's manager.

Honours

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 ...

in 1971 with Villa Nova *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Port., Rio de Janeiro State Championship), was started in 1906 and is the annual football championship in the state of Rio de Janeiro, B ...

(Rio de Janeiro State championship) in 1975 and 1976 with

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in 1975 and 1976 with

*Coupe Rio Branco in 1976 with

*Roca Cup in 1976 with

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gil 1950 births Living people Brazilian footballers 1978 FIFA World Cup players Brazil international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Spain Expatriate footballers in Portugal Brazilian football managers Villa Nova Atlético Clube players Fluminense FC players Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players Real Murcia players Coritiba Foot Ball Club players S.C. Farense players Avaí FC managers Fortaleza Esporte Clube managers Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas managers Club Alianza Lima managers Marília Atlético Clube managers Associação Atlética Portuguesa (Santos) managers Association football forwards