Английская Википедия:Geovani Silva
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Geovani Faria da Silva (born 6 April 1964 in Vitória), referred to simply as Geovani Silva or Geovani, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
He began his career at 16 in Desportiva Ferroviária. In 1983, he was transferred to Vasco da Gama, where he became famous, playing alongside the likes of Romário and Roberto Dinamite. He represented Brazil at the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, where he became the top scorer, and was also elected as the best player of the tournament. He scored the only goal in the final, where Brazil beat Argentina 1–0.
He received 24 senior international caps, from May 1985 to September 1991, and was a member of the Brazilian team in the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal. He also played for the Brazilian team which won the Copa América in 1989. Geovani was not selected for Brazil at the World Cup.
Between 1989 and 1991 he played in Europe at Bologna F.C. 1909 and Karlsruher SC, before moving back to Vasco da Gama. For the rest of his career he played for various Brazilian clubs, with a brief stint at Tigres UANL in Mexico. He ended his career in 2002.
In 2006, he was elected as State Deputy of the state of Espirito Santo.
Honours
Club
- Rio de Janeiro State Championship: 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993
- Espírito Santo State Championship: 1980, 1981, 1998, 1999, 2000
International
Brazil
Individual
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 1983
- FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe: 1983
- South American Player of the Year (El Mundo): 1988 (3rd place)
- South American Team of the Year: 1988
References
External links
Шаблон:Brazil football squad 1988 Summer Olympics Шаблон:Brazil squad 1989 Copa América Шаблон:FIFA U-20 World Cup awards Шаблон:1988 South American Team of the Year
- Английская Википедия
- Living people
- 1964 births
- Sportspeople from Vitória, Espírito Santo
- Men's association football midfielders
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Brazil men's international footballers
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Associação Desportiva Ferroviária Vale do Rio Doce players
- CR Vasco da Gama players
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- Karlsruher SC players
- Tigres UANL footballers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Serie A players
- Bundesliga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Olympic medalists in football
- 1989 Copa América players
- Brazil men's under-20 international footballers
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Brazil
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Brazil
- Copa América-winning players
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Espírito Santo
- Footballers from Espírito Santo
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