Gilson Batata

Gilson Pires da Silva (born 27 September 1967), better known as Gilson Batata, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward. He is known in Brazilian football as "O Andarilho da Bola" (English: The Football Wanderer), due to the huge number of clubs he defended over the years.[1]

Gilson Batata
Personal information
Full name Gilson Pires da Silva
Date of birth (1967-09-27) 27 September 1967
Place of birth Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1982–1985 União Barbarense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Catanduvense
1988 Atlético Goianiense
1989 Goiás
1989 Atlético Goianiense
1990 Atlético Madrid B
1990 Rio Branco-SP
1990–1992 Atlético Goianiense
1991 → São José-SP (loan)
1992 Rio Branco-SP
1993 Bahia
1994 Sãocarlense
1994 Paraná
1995 Santo André
1996 Caldense
1996 Bragantino
1997 Rio Branco-SP
1997 Remo
1997 São José-SP
1998 União Barbarense
1998–1999 Guarani
1999 Etti Jundiaí
2000 Matonense
2000 Atlético Paranaense
2001 Matonense
2001 Sport Recife
2001 Figueirense
2002 Santo André
2002 Avaí
2002 Mogi Mirim
2003 União Barbarense
2003 Uberaba
2003 Brasiliense
2004 Mogi Mirim
2004 Ituiutaba
2005 União Barbarense
2007 União São João
2007 Uberlândia
2008 Uberaba
2011 CAP Uberlândia
Managerial career
2006 União Barbarense (caretaker)
2008 União Barbarense
2008 Itapirense
2011 CAP Uberlândia
2012 Ituiutabana
2013 Atlético Tricordiano
2013 Uberaba
2014 Demcorata-SL
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023

Career

Gilson Batata began his career in the youth sectors of União Barbarense, in 1982.[2] His first professional contract was with GE Catanduvense, a club he played for in 1986 and 1987, and in 1988, at Atlético Goianiense, he was state champion for the first time. He had a brief spell at Goiás and in 1990, he ended up being traded to Atlético Madrid, becoming part of the club's B team.[3] Unsuccessful in Spain, he returned to Atlético Goianiense, where he was again champion, this time of Brasileiro Serie C in 1990.[4]

Gilson passed through Rio Branco, Bahia and Sãocarlense, until arriving in Paraná in 1994, where he was part of the state champion squad that year.[5] He moved to countless other clubs until returning to his formative club, União Barbarense, in 1998, where he was champion and top scorer in the Série A2.[2] In 2000, he was again champion of the Campeoanto Paranaense, this time with Atlético Paranaense, a team for which he also played in the Copa Libertadores that season.[6][7] In 2001 he competed in the Campeonato Paulista for Matonense, and the Campeonato Brasileiro for Sport Recife.[8] In September of that year, he was signed by Figueirense FC.[9]

Only conquered a cup again in the 2003 season, this time with Uberaba SC, in Módulo II of Minas Gerais,[10] club for which he ended his career for the first time in 2008, when he definitively became a manager. In 2011, he played at the age of 43 for CAP Uberlândia, a club that Gilson helped to establish.[11]

Managerial career

He began his coaching career in 2006 at União Barbarense as a caretaker for one match.[2] He returned to the club in 2008, a season in which he also led SE Itapirense in the Copa Paulista.[1]

Afterwards, he only coached clubs in Minas Gerais, starting with CAP Uberlândia, a team he helped found, and Ituiutabana,[12][13] Atlético Tricordiano,[14] Uberaba[15][16] and Democrat-SL.[17] He did not win titles as a coach.

CAP Uberlândia

On 5 April 2010, Gilson Batata was one of the founders of Clube Atlético Portal, which became known as CAP Uberlândia, a team that competed in the minor divisions of Minas Gerais from 2011 to 2020, and was champion of the Campeonato Mineiro Segunda Divisão in 2014. He was the club's first coach, in addition to having played professionally for the last time with the team.

Personal life

Gilson currently lives in Uberlândia, where he has a football school.[3]

Honours
Atlético Goianiense
Paraná
União Barbarense
Athletico Paranaense
Uberaba
Individual
  • 1998 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 top scorer: 18 goals[2]
  • 2003 Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II top scorer: 14 goals[10]

References
  1. "Que fim levou? Gilson Batata". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  2. Fundação ROMI (J.J. Bellani). "A História do Centenário do União Agrícola Barbarense Futebol Clube" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. "Gilson Batata desenvolve projeto no Shopping Par". Diário de Uberlândia (in Portuguese). 4 May 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. "Atlético-GO: em 1990, o primeiro clube goiano a ser campeão brasileiro". Sagres Online (in Portuguese). 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. "O terceiro título Paranaense (1994) - Bi-campeão". PRC Pédia (in Portuguese). 4 June 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. "Gilson Batata". Worldfootball.net (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  7. "Gilson Batata rescinde contrato com o Atlético-PR". Folha de São Paulo (in Portuguese). 20 February 2000. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  8. "Gilson Batata já está no Sport-PE". Estadão (in Portuguese). 22 March 2001. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  9. "Figueirense contrata o atacante Gílson Batata". NSC Total (in Portuguese). 9 September 2001. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  10. "Gilson Batata". Jornal Replay (in Portuguese). 9 August 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  11. "Time de ex-jogador conhecido é campeão da Segunda Divisão em Minas Gerais". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 7 December 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  12. "Gilson Batata é um dos destaques na boa campanha da Ituiutabana". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 21 September 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  13. "Após sair da Ituiutabana, Gilson Batata ainda está sem contrato para 2013". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 3 January 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  14. "Técnico Gilson Batata explica porque deixou Tricordiano". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  15. "Técnico Gilson Batata acerta com clube tradicional do futebol mineiro". Futebol Interior (in Portuguese). 11 March 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  16. "'Dói muito no peito', diz Gilson Batata, após mais uma derrota do Uberaba". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). 30 March 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  17. "Gilson Batata e mais sete caras novas para tentar salvar o campeonato do Democrata". setelagoas.com.br (in Portuguese). 17 February 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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