SOCCER PLAYER

Gilberto Silva

1976 - Today

Gilberto Silva

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. Born and raised in poverty in the Brazilian municipality of Lagoa da Prata, Gilberto joined the youth academy at local club América Mineiro, where he made his senior debut as a centre-back in 1998. After starring the following season, where he helped gain the club promotion into the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, he joined city rivals Atlético Mineiro. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gilberto Silva is the 1,491st most popular soccer player (down from 1,398th in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 313th in 2019) and the 144th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gilberto Silva ranks 1,491 out of 21,273. Before him are Werner Kohlmeyer, Juan Hohberg, Karlheinz Förster, Dominique Rocheteau, Zequinha, and Serginho Chulapa. After him are Danilo Alvim, Takashi Umezawa, Sven Tumba, John Aston Sr., Kees Kist, and Pietro Ferraris.

Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia

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Werner Kohlmeyer
1924 - 1974
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 1,488
Juan Hohberg
1926 - 1996
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,489
Karlheinz Förster
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,490
Dominique Rocheteau
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,491
Zequinha
1934 - 2009
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,492
Serginho Chulapa
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,493
Gilberto Silva
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 1,494
Danilo Alvim
1920 - 1996
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 1,495
Takashi Umezawa
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 1,496
Sven Tumba
1931 - 2011
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 1,497
John Aston Sr.
1921 - 2003
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 1,498
Kees Kist
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 1,499
Pietro Ferraris
1912 - 1991
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 1,500

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Gilberto Silva ranks 56. Before him are Iván Córdoba, Jon Dahl Tomasson, Carlos Moyá, Dominic Monaghan, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, and Ricardo. After him are Nurgül Yeşilçay, Thomas Gravesen, Itamar Ben-Gvir, Ville Valo, Michelle Monaghan, and Massimo Oddo.

Others Born in 1976

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Iván Córdoba
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 50
Jon Dahl Tomasson
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 51
Carlos Moyá
TENNIS PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 52
Dominic Monaghan
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 53
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 54
Ricardo
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 55
Gilberto Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 56
Nurgül Yeşilçay
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 57
Thomas Gravesen
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 58
Itamar Ben-Gvir
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 59
Ville Valo
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 60
Michelle Monaghan
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 61
Massimo Oddo
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 62