Gilson Wilson Francisco (20 June 1957 – 28 May 2017) was a Brazilian
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
player and manager.
Club career
He started his playing career with Brazilian side
Fluminense
Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, th ...
.
International career
He played for the
Rio de Janeiro state football team
The Rio de Janeiro state football team () represents Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro in association football.
History
The team was created in 1901 in response to the creation of a team for São Paulo (state), São Paulo, since at the beg ...
.
Post-playing career
After retiring from playing professional football, he worked as a pastor and professional football manager.
References
External links
Gilson Gênioat ogol.com.br
1957 births
2017 deaths
Brazilian men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
Fluminense FC players
Esporte Clube Bahia players
America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) players
Bangu Atlético Clube players
Grêmio FBPA players
Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) players
Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players
Cerro Porteño players
Gil Vicente F.C. players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Brazilian football managers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Paraguay
Expatriate men's footballers in Paraguay
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Paraguayan Primera División players
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (state)
America Football Club (Rio de Janeiro) managers
São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas managers
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
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