Gilberto Alves, nicknamed Gil (born December 24, 1950, in
Nova Lima), is a former
footballer
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from
Brazil
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. He played as a
forward, in particular with
Fluminense Football Club
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and the
Brazil 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 during the time where the club was nicknamed ''Máquina Tricolor'' (''Three Color Machine'').
He then moved to its former club's rivals,
Botafogo
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, where he stayed until 1980, when he joined
Corinthians, moving in the subsequent years to
Real Murcia of Spain,
Coritiba, and
Farense 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
Marília
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's manager.
Honours
; Villa Nova
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Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série B (commonly referred to as the Brasileirão Série B, the Série B or the Brazilian Série B to distinguish it from the Italian and the Ecuadorian Serie B), and currently officially called Brasileirão Série B ...
: 1971
; Fluminense
*
Campeonato Carioca
The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...
: 1975 and 1976
*
Taça Guanabara: 1975 and 1976
; Brazil
*
Bicentennial Cup: 1976
References
External links
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1950 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
1978 FIFA World Cup players
Brazil men's international footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Expatriate men's 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 CF 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
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Nova Lima
20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal