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Gilberto Silva is a Brazilian footballer who played professionally in the sport. He is notable for his contributions to football during his playing career.
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Nationality
- Brazil
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gilberto
- Family name
- Silva
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Lagoa da Prata
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Participant in
- 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
- Instrument
- mandolin
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Clube Atlético Mineiro
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Brazil
- Image
- 2021 - Press conferences SM7 0168 (51649502936) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 184
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- Commons category
- Gilberto Silva
- date of birth
- 1976-10-07
- sport number
- 15
- start of work period
- 1997-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Gilberto Aparecido da Silva ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒiwˈbɛʁtu ˈsiwvɐ] ; born 7 October 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, most notably for Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro and for English Premier League club Arsenal, as well as for the Brazil national team. He currently serves as an ambassador for both Arsenal and FIFA.
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