Giovani Luiz Neitzke or simply Giovani (born February 28, 1989) is a
goalkeeper
In many team sports that involve scoring goal (sport), goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie, or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or i ...
player from
Brazil
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. His brother
André Luís Neitzke is also footballer.
Playing career
Giovani came through the youth team at
Grêmio and
SER Caxias. He joined top team of
Grêmio in 2007. In September, he moved to
J2 League
The or simply J2 is the second division of the and the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The top tier is represented by the J1 League. It (along with the rest of the J.League) is currently sponsored by Meiji Yasud ...
club,
Cerezo Osaka.
cerezo.co.jp
/ref> His brother André Luís Neitzke also played for the club in 2006.
References
Giovani
at playmakerstats.com (English version of ogol.com.br)
1989 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Grêmio FBPA players
Cerezo Osaka players
J2 League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Brazilian people of German descent
Men's association football midfielders
21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
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