Giovanni Silva de Oliveira
Giovanni | ||
Personnel | ||
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Surname | Giovanni Silva de Oliveira | |
birthday | 4th February 1972 | |
place of birth | Abaetetuba , Brazil | |
size | 191 cm | |
position | striker | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
1989-1991 | Tuna Luso | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1990-1991 | Taça Luz | 23 (29) |
1992 | Tuna Luso | 47 (24) |
1993 | Clube do Remo | 15 | (5)
1993 | Paysandu SC | 12 | (6)
1994 | Gremio Esportivo Sãocarlense | 18 | (8)
1994-1996 | FC Santos | 64 (37) |
1996-1999 | FC Barcelona | 71 (18) |
1999-2005 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 129 (61) |
2005 | FC Santos | 27 | (4)
2006 | Al-Hilal | 20 (17) |
2006-2007 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 8 | (3)
2007-2008 | Sport Recife | 0 | (0)
2008-2009 | Mogi Mirim EC | 12 | (6)
2010 | FC Santos | 8 | (1)
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1995-1999 | Brazil | 20 (6) |
1 Only league games are given. |
Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (born February 4, 1972 in Abaetetuba , Brazil ) is a former Brazilian soccer player . He began his career in 1991 in Brazil with Tuna Luso. In Europe, where he worked for FC Barcelona , among others , he is known by his stage name Giovanni .
Giovanni was considered to be one of the technically best footballers in the world, who, despite his height of 190 cm, excelled in dribbling and fascinating tricks. This earned him the nickname "Magos" in Greece , which means magician. Giovanni is also 20 times Brazilian national team player (six goals) and was at the 1998 World Cup in France . Since 2012 he has been working as a scout for Olympiacos Piraeus .
successes
Clube do Remo
- Campeonato Paraense: 1993
FC Barcelona
- European Cup Winners' Cup : 1997
- UEFA Super Cup : 1997
- Spanish championship : 1997 , 1998
- Spanish Cup : 1997, 1998
- Spanish Super Cup : 1996
Olympiacos Piraeus
- Greek championship : 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
- Greek Cup : 2005, finalist 2004
FC Santos
National team
- Copa America : 1997
- Rous Cup : 1997
- Football World Cup : Finalist 1998 (1 application)
Personal awards
- Best player in the Brazilian championship : 1995
- Best foreign player in the Greek league: 2000
- Greek League Top Scorer : 2004
Web links
- Player profile at sambafoot.co.uk
- Giovanni in the database of weltfussball.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Oliveira, Giovanni Silva de |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Giovanni |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th February 1972 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Abaetetuba , Brazil |