SOCCER PLAYER

Giovanni Silva de Oliveira

1972 - Today

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Giovanni Silva de Oliveira (born 4 February 1972), better known as Giovanni, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He played as either an attacking midfielder or a forward. At club level, Giovanni most notably played for Spanish side Barcelona, Greek side Olympiacos, and Brazilian club Santos. Internationally, he played for the Brazil national team, gaining 18 caps and scoring 6 goals; he was part of the Brazilian team that reached the 1998 FIFA World Cup Final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Giovanni Silva de Oliveira is the 3,457th most popular soccer player (down from 2,609th in 2024), the 632nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 517th in 2019) and the 322nd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Giovanni Silva de Oliveira ranks 3,457 out of 21,273. Before him are Elano, Olle Åhlund, Chiaki Yamada, Manuel Duarte, José Ufarte, and Tubilandu Ndimbi. After him are Mario Bergara, Demba Ba, Vicente Lucas, Andriy Voronin, Łukasz Piszczek, and Meho Kodro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Giovanni Silva de Oliveira ranks 201. Before him are Mark Schwarzer, Sergei Magnitsky, Viorel Moldovan, Mario Stanić, Maria Mutola, and Paula Hawkins. After him are Tim Peake, Goran Vlaović, Leslie Mann, Hera Björk, Wilson Kipketer, and Leonor Varela.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Giovanni Silva de Oliveira ranks 632 out of 2,236. Before him are Giba (1976), Carlos Latuff (1968), José dos Santos Lopes (1910), Américo Castro (1885), Naldo (1982), and Elano (1981). After him are Fernando Haddad (1963), Carlos Alberto Dias (1967), Adãozinho (1923), Michel Teló (1981), Alex Telles (1992), and Nariz (1912).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Giovanni Silva de Oliveira ranks 322. Before him are Estanislau de Figueiredo Pamplona (1904), Zé Luiz (1904), Índio (1931), José dos Santos Lopes (1910), Naldo (1982), and Elano (1981). After him are Carlos Alberto Dias (1967), Adãozinho (1923), Alex Telles (1992), Nariz (1912), Marcelinho Carioca (1971), and Walter (1912).

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