Gil Baiano

Gil Baiano
Personal information
Full nameJosé Gildásio Pereira de Matos
Date of birthNovember 3, 1966
Place of birthTucano, Brazil
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing positionRight back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19871988Guarani
19881993Bragantino62(?)
19931994Palmeiras7(?)
1994Vitória19(?)
19951996Paraná20(?)
19961997Sporting Portugal
1998Ituano
1998Paraná9(?)
1999Bragantino
2000Comercial-SP
2000Paraná4(?)
2001XV de Piracicaba
2002Bragantino
National team
19901991Brazil7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José Gildásio Pereira de Matos, commonly known by the nickname Gil Baiano (born November 3, 1966), is a retired professional association football right back, who played for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs, and for the Brazilian national team.

Career

Born in Tucano, Bahia, Gil Baiano started playing professionally in 1987, defending Campinas' club Guarani.[2] In 1988, he was transferred to Bragantino, of Bragança Paulista, winning the Campeonato Paulista in 1990, and playing 62 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A games[3] during his spell at the club.[4] In 1993, he joined Palmeiras, where he played 19 Série A games.[3] leaving the club in 1994, to defend Esporte Clube Vitória, playing 20 games Série A until leaving the club.[3] In 1995, he played 20 Série A games for Paraná,[3] leaving the club in 1996, to play for Portuguese club Sporting Portugal.[4] In 1998, he returned to Brazil, playing for Ituano,[2] then Paraná again,[2] where he played nine Série A games.[3] In 1999, he played again for Bragantino, joining Comercial-SP in 2000. In 2000, he also played four Série A games for Paraná,[3] joining XV de Piracicaba in 2001, and retiring while playing for Bragantino in 2002.[2]

National team

Gil Baiano played seven games defending the Brazilian national team, without scoring a goal.[5] His first game was played on September 12, 1990, against Spain.[5] He played his last game for Brazil on March 26, 1991, against Argentina.[5]

References

  1. "Gil Baiano" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Gil Baiano procura resgatar seu passado" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. 2006-02-14. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Gil Baiano - todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Gil Baiano (ex-lateral do Bragantino e Palmeiras)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. 2008-12-09. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Roberto Assaf (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914-2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 260. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.