Gilberto da Silva Melo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilberto da Silva Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Midfielder Left Back |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | América (RJ) | 44 | (4) |
| 1996–1998 | Flamengo | 67 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Cruzeiro | 25 | (3) |
| 1999–2000 | Internazionale | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Vasco da Gama | 40 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | Grêmio | 54 | (9) |
| 2003–2004 | São Caetano | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2008 | Hertha BSC | 101 | (14) |
| 2008–2009 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Cruzeiro | 44 | (9) |
| 2011–2012 | Vitória | 10 | (2) |
| 2012 | América (MG) | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 418 | (50) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2011 | Brazil | 35 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Gilberto da Silva Melo, (born 25 April 1976 in Rio de Janeiro), more commonly known as Gilberto, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer. He has played at left back for the majority of his career. Gilberto's brothers Nildeson and Nélio are also footballers.
Having started his career in his native Brazil, playing for América-RJ, Flamengo and Cruzeiro, then he moved for one season to Italy club Internazionale. However, he soon left for Vasco da Gama. He also played with Grêmio and São Caetano.
Gilberto returned to Europe in 2004 with Hertha BSC.
He played four years in this club and was for several years one of the best left defenders of the Bundesliga. Gilberto combined a successful defense with permanent participation in the attacks from the left winger position. He had fast speed and good shot, and often threatened the goal, scoring six goals at the first season as a left back. In the first two seasons of his Berlin career Hertha finished fourth in 2004–05 and the following season finished sixth. In the 2004–05 season, Gilberto was named the best left back of the Bundesliga.
Gilberto signed for Tottenham Hotspur from Hertha on 31 January 2008. After an initial period out injured, he made his Spurs debut against PSV in the UEFA Cup on 6 March 2008, but was replaced by Jamie O'Hara at half-time, after he had made a mistake that allowed PSV to score the game's only goal. Spurs manager Juande Ramos stated after the match that Gilberto was substituted not because of the error, but rather because he is still recovering from his calf injury. Nevertheless, in playing, he became the first Brazilian to play for Spurs at first-team level, with their previous Brazilian players Rodrigo Defendi and Diego Bortolozzo only featuring in the reserve team. In Spurs' next game, Gilberto came on as a substitute to score the team's third goal in a 4–0 win over West Ham United in the Premier League. Gilberto played his first full Spurs match against Bolton Wanderers at White Hart Lane on 26 April 2008.
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