Gilson Batata

Gilson Batata

Personal information
Full name	Gilson Pires da Silva
Date of birth	(1967-09-27) 27 September 1967 (age 56)
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

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 played for over the years. ^[1]

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

Gilson 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

• Campeonato Goiano: 1988
• Campeonato Brasileiro Série C: 1990

Paraná

• Campeonato Paranaense: 1994

União Barbarense

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1998

Athletico Paranaense

• Campeonato Paranaense: 2000

Uberaba

• Campeonato Mineiro Módulo II: 2003

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.

External links

• Gilson Batata at ogol.com.br