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Geovani Faria da Silva

1964 - Today

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Geovani Faria da Silva (born 6 April 1964), referred to simply as Geovani Silva or Geovani, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a midfielder. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Geovani Faria da Silva is the 7,737th most popular soccer player (down from 6,277th in 2024), the 1,043rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 913th in 2019) and the 585th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Geovani Faria da Silva ranks 7,737 out of 21,273. Before him are Marco Branca, Antonio Núñez Tena, Taras Stepanenko, Marinko Galič, Tahith Chong, and Juan Carlos Arteche. After him are Otto Konrad, Miran Kabe, Scott Parker, Takuya Yamamoto, Roman Shirokov, and Reynald Pedros.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Geovani Faria da Silva ranks 710. Before him are Robert Gustafsson, Matilda Ziegler, Patrícia Pillar, Khalil Azmi, Alexei Gusarov, and Andrew Cooper. After him are Otto Konrad, Pál Szekeres, Jon Carin, Robson da Silva, Snježana Kordić, and Stratos Apostolakis.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Geovani Faria da Silva ranks 1,043 out of 2,236. Before him are Patrícia Pillar (1964), Polozzi (1955), Reinaldo Vicente Simão (1968), Diego Tardelli (1985), Cristiane Rozeira (1985), and Cláudia Raia (1966). After him are Claudia Leitte (1980), Marcelo Huertas (1983), Zé Maria (1973), Robson da Silva (1964), Lucas Mendes (1990), and Francisco Lima (1971).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Geovani Faria da Silva ranks 585. Before him are Robert de Pinho de Souza (1981), Rafael Sóbis (1985), Polozzi (1955), Reinaldo Vicente Simão (1968), Diego Tardelli (1985), and Cristiane Rozeira (1985). After him are Zé Maria (1973), Lucas Mendes (1990), Francisco Lima (1971), Everton Kempes dos Santos Gonçalves (1982), Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira (1984), and Juninho (1977).

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