Gilberto (footballer, born 1968)

Gilberto
Personal information
Full name	Gilberto Félix de Melo
Date of birth	5 October 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth	Recife, Brazil
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
–1991	Sport Recife
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1992	Sport Recife
1993	São Paulo
1993	→ Santa Cruz (loan)
1994–1996	Santos
1997–1998	Araçatuba
1998	América Mineiro
1998	Ceará
1999–2000	Bahia
2000	Ferroviário
2001–2004	Náutico
2006	Botafogo-PB
2007	Limoeirense
2008–2009	CSA
Managerial career
2010	Sete de Setembro (goalkeepers coach)
2012–2015	Sport Recife (goalkeepers coach)
2019	Náutico (goalkeepers coach)
2020	Central (goalkeepers coach)
2020–2021	Guarani (goalkeepers coach)
2022	Botafogo-PB (goalkeepers coach)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2023

Gilberto Félix de Melo (born 5 October 1968), simply known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.^[1]

Career

Gilberto appeared in Sport and impressed by achieving 9 clean sheets in the 1992 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, being elected to the Silver Ball.^[2] In 1993 he was part of the São Paulo squad that won the Copa Libertadores. Unable to establish himself, he went to several other clubs, most of them as a reserve. He is currently works as a goalkeeper coach.^[3]