Gelson da Silva (born 4 November 1967, in

Itajaí Itajaí () is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It is located on the northern central coast of Santa Catarina and is part of the Vale do Itajaí Mesoregion, on the right bank of the Itajaí-Açu river mouth. It lies at th ...

, Santa Catarina), sometimes known as just Gelson, is a Brazilian

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manager and former player. He played football for

Grêmio FBPA Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense (), commonly known as Grêmio, is a Brazilian professional association football, football club based in Porto Alegre, the capital city of the Federative units of Brazil, Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. ...

, and scored a penalty for the club in the penalty shootout against

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in the

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in Japan.

Honours

; Criciúma *

Campeonato Catarinense The Campeonato Catarinense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. It is run by the Santa Catarina Football Federation (FCF). History The Catarinense has had different names throughout ...

: 1989, 1990 and 1991 *

Copa do Brasil The Copa do Brasil () is a knockout football competition played by 92 teams, representing all 26 Brazilian states plus the Federal District. It is the Brazilian domestic cup and it is the Brazilian equivalent of the FA Cup, Taça de Portugal, ...

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

;Grêmio *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho (English: Gaúcho Championship), officially named as Campeonato Gaúcho de Futebol Série A and commonly known as the Gauchão or the Gauchão Ipiranga (company), Ipiranga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-flight profess ...

: 1995 *

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1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

* Brazilian Serie A:

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

;Vitória *

Campeonato Baiano The Campeonato Baiano (), also known as the Baianão (), is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Run by the Bahia Football Federation (FBF), it is the second-oldest state football championship o ...

: 1997 ;Sampaio Corrêa *

Campeonato Maranhense The Campeonato Maranhense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. It is run by the Maranhão Football Federation (FMF). List of champions Titles by team Teams in bold stills active. B ...

: 1998

References

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