Gil Baiano

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

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is de Matos.
Gil Baiano
Personal information
Full name José Gildásio Pereira de Matos
Date of birth (1966-11-03) November 3, 1966
Place of birth Tucano, Brazil
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1988 Guarani
1988–1993 Bragantino 62 (?)
1993–1994 Palmeiras 7 (?)
1994 Vitória 19 (?)
1995–1996 Paraná 20 (?)
1996–1997 Sporting Portugal
1998 Ituano
1998 Paraná 9 (?)
1999 Bragantino
2000 Comercial-SP
2000 Paraná 4 (?)
2001 XV de Piracicaba
2002 Bragantino
International career
1990–1991 Brazil 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 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 Brazil 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. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  2. "Gil Baiano procura resgatar seu passado" (in Portuguese). Pelé.net. February 14, 2006. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  3. "Gil Baiano - todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Retrieved December 23, 2008.
  4. "Gil Baiano (ex-lateral do Bragantino e Palmeiras)" (in Portuguese). Milton Neves. December 9, 2008. Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved 2008-12-23.
  5. Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Roberto Assaf (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914-2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 260. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.
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