Gilberto (footballer, born 1975)

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| name = Gilberto

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|8|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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| position = Striker

| years1 = 2000

| clubs1 = Paraguaçuense

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| years2 = 2000–2002

| clubs2 = Akhaa Ahli Aley

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| goals2 = 21

| years3 = 2002–2007

| clubs3 = Nejmeh SC

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| years4 = 2007–2008

| clubs4 = Msida Saint-Joseph

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| nationalteam1 = Lebanon

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2001

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 7

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Gilberto dos Santos (born 27 August 1975), or simply Gilberto ({{Langx|ar|جيلبرتو}}), is a former footballer who played as a striker. Born in Brazil, Gilberto is of Lebanese descent;{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 August 2000|title=|script-title=ar:برازيليان جديدان تحت التجربة في صفوف منتخب لبنان|trans-title=Two new Brazilians under trial in the ranks of the Lebanese national team|url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2000/20000810/sp8.htm|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=26 January 2021|website=al-jazirah.com}} he represented Lebanon internationally at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup.

Club career

Gilberto played for Akhaa Ahli Aley between 2000 and 2002, before signing for Nejmeh on 10 November 2002, scoring 31 goals for them.

On 5 November 2007, the Brazilian Football Confederation reported in its annual report of international transfers that Gilberto had transferred from Chapecoense to Maltese side Msida Saint-Joseph.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbf.com.br/bid/ti2007.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-12-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015031111/http://www.cbf.com.br/bid/ti2007.htm |archivedate=2009-10-15 |language=pt}}

International career

Gilberto represented the Lebanon national football team at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, playing in all three games,{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3745.html |title=Gilberto dos Santos |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=}} and in the World Cup 2002 Qualifying.{{FIFA|184001|name=Gilberto dos Santos}}