Geovani Silva

{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1964)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Portuguese name|Faria|da Silva}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Geovani Silva

| image = GeovaniSilva.jpg

| caption = Geovani in 1988

| fullname = Geovani Faria da Silva

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|4|6}}

| birth_place = Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil

| height =

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 1981–1983

| clubs1 = Desportiva Ferroviária

| caps1 = 9

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1983–1989

| clubs2 = Vasco da Gama

| caps2 = 94

| goals2 = 12

| years3 = 1989–1990

| clubs3 = Bologna

| caps3 = 27

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 1990–1991

| clubs4 = Karlsruher SC

| caps4 = 17

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 1992–1993

| clubs5 = Vasco da Gama

| caps5 = 23

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 1993–1994

| clubs6 = Tigres UANL

| caps6 = 26

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 1995–1996

| clubs7 = Vasco da Gama

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 1997

| clubs8 = Desportiva Capixaba

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| goals8 =

| years9 = 1998

| clubs9 = Linhares

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| years10 = 1999

| clubs10 = Serra FC

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| years11 = 2000

| clubs11 = Desportiva Capixaba

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| years12 = 2001

| clubs12 = Rio Branco

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| years13 = 2001–2002

| clubs13 = Tupy

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| nationalyears1 = 1983

| nationalteam1 = Brazil U20

| nationalcaps1 = -

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| nationalyears2 = 1988

| nationalteam2 = Brazil U23

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalyears3 = 1985–1991

| nationalteam3 = Brazil

| nationalcaps3 = 23

| nationalgoals3 = 5

| medaltemplates-expand = yes

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's football }}

{{MedalCountry | {{BRA}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1988 Seoul | Team competition }}

{{MedalCompetition | Copa América }}

{{Medal|1st | 1989 Brazil | National team }}

{{MedalCompetition | FIFA U-20 World Cup }}

{{Medal|1st | 1983 Mexico | U-20 team }}

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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.{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/geovani-silva/ | title = Geovani Silva | publisher = worldfootball.net | access-date = 21 May 2011}}

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 captained Brazil at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal. He was also a member of the 1989 Copa América-winning Brazilian squad.

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 Espírito Santo.