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''' Giovanni Silva de Oliveira ''', surnamed ''' [[Giovanni]] ''' ', (born [[February 4]], [[1972]] in Abaetetuba) is a [[football (soccer)]] player from Brazil. He plays as a forward for [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] in the Greek National [[Football B Division]] and he was also capped in the Brazilian national team,

==Clubs==
*[[1990]] - [[1991]]: Taça Luz (Brazil)
*[[1991]] - [[1992]]: Tuna Luso (Brazil)
*[[1993]] - [[1993]]: Clube do Remo (Brazil)
*[[1994]] - [[1994]]: Paysandu Sport Club (Brazil)
*[[1994]] - [[1994]]: Sãocarlense (Brazil)
*[[1994]] - [[1996]]: Santos FC (Brazil)
*[[1996]] - [[1999]]: FC Barcelona
*[[1999]] - [[2005]]: [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]
*[[2005]] - [[2006]]: Santos FC (Brazil)
*[[2006]]: Al Hilal FC (Saudi Arabia)
*[[2006]] - [[2007]]: [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]]

Giovanni started his career in 1991 at Tuna Luso. In 1993, he scored 24 goals, before joining Remo and Sãocarlense before moving to Brazilian top club Santos in 1995. Pele paid himself for his transfer, and proclaimed him as the "new Pele". In his first season he scored in half of the games he played, while in his second he claimed 25 goals in 19 games. After a great career in Santos FC, he moved to Spanish giants FC Barcelona in 1996. He was a first team regular for two seasons and scored 18 goals overall. Barcelona fans still remember him for his tendency to score game winning goals against Real Madrid.

He moved to [[Olympiakos FC]] in the summer of 1999 and soon established himself as one of the most prolific scorers in the [[Alpha Ethniki|Greek league]].
A flamboyant and temperamental player, he was loved for his amazing talent to dribble and lob the ball over the goalkeeper.He has been thought to be one of the most technical player in the world. Using both feet and having excellent control skills and unbelievable imagination in his moves Giovanni is completely unpredictable and fascinating.His skills earned him the nickname "magos"(means wizard) in [[Greece]].

He was the leading goalscorer in Greece in the 2003-2004 season with 21 goals. After six seasons he left the [[Piraeus]] club in 2005 to return to São Paulo and Santos FC.

In the beginning of 2006, he signed a one year contract with Saudi Arabia leading team Al Hilal Club was thought to be the last stop of his career. However, on August 15, 2006, Giovanni Silva de Oliveira signed a one-year contract with [[Football B Division|2nd division]] Greek club [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] for 400,000 Euros, being able to end his career in the stadium primarily known as the [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]' home turf, the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]].

Giovanni received the "Brazilian Golden Ball" in [[1995]]. In [[2000]] he was nominated as "Best foreign footballer in Greek championship".

Giovanni has 20 caps with the Brazilian national team (6 goals) and played during the 1998 World Cup.

==Honours==
*Copa America in [[1997]] with the Brazilian national team
*Stanley Rous Cup in [[1997]] with the Brazilian national team
*Campeonato Paraense (Pará State championship) in [[1993]] with Clube do Remo
*Supercopa de Españain [[1997]] with FC Barcelona
*Cup Winners' Cup in [[1997]] with FC Barcelona
*European Super Cup in [[1997]] with FC Barcelona
*La Liga in [[1997]] and [[1998]] with FC Barcelona
*Copa del Rey in [[1997]] with FC Barcelona
*Winner of [[Alpha Ethniki|Greek Championship]] in [[2000]], [[2001]], [[2002]], [[2003]] and [[2005]] with [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]
*Winner of [[Greek football Cup|Greek Cup]] in [[2005]] with [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]

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 ''' Giovanni Silva de Oliveira ''', surnamed ''' [[Giovanni]] ''' ', (born [[February 4]], [[1972]] in Abaetetuba) is a retired international [[football (soccer)]] player from Brazil. He played as a forward in [[Greece]] for [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] in the [[Alpha Ethniki]] and also for [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] in the [[Football B Division]].
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	''' Giovanni Silva de Oliveira ''', surnamed ''' [[Giovanni]] ''' ', (born [[February 4]], [[1972]] in Abaetetuba) is a retired international [[football (soccer)]] player from Brazil. He played as a forward in [[Greece]] for [[Olympiakos FC\|Olympiakos]] in the [[Alpha Ethniki]] and also for [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC\|Ethnikos Piraeus]] in the [[Football B Division]].		''' Giovanni Silva de Oliveira ''', surnamed ''' [[Giovanni]] ''' ', (born [[February 4]], [[1972]] in Abaetetuba) is a retired international [[football (soccer)]] player from Brazil. He played as a forward in [[Greece]] for [[Olympiakos FC\|Olympiakos]] in the [[Alpha Ethniki]] and also for [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC\|Ethnikos Piraeus]] in the [[Football B Division]].

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-''' Giovanni Silva de Oliveira ''', surnamed ''' [[Giovanni]] ''' ', (born [[February 4]], [[1972]] in Abaetetuba) is a [[football (soccer)]] player from Brazil. He plays as a forward for [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] in the Greek National [[Football B Division]] and he was also capped in the Brazilian national team,
+''' Giovanni Silva de Oliveira ''', surnamed ''' [[Giovanni]] ''' ', (born [[February 4]], [[1972]] in Abaetetuba) is a retired international [[football (soccer)]] player from Brazil. He played as a forward in [[Greece]] for [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] in the [[Alpha Ethniki]] and also for [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] in the [[Football B Division]].
 ==Clubs==
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 *[[2006]]:            Al Hilal FC (Saudi Arabia)
 *[[2006]] - [[2007]]: [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]]
 Giovanni started his career in 1991 at Tuna Luso. In 1993, he scored 24 goals, before joining Remo and Sãocarlense before moving to Brazilian top club Santos in 1995. Pele paid himself for his transfer, and proclaimed him as the "new Pele". In his first season he scored in half of the games he played, while in his second he claimed 25 goals in 19 games. After a great career in Santos FC, he moved to Spanish giants FC Barcelona in 1996. He was a first team regular for two seasons and scored 18 goals overall. Barcelona fans still remember him for his tendency to score game winning goals against Real Madrid.
 He moved to [[Olympiakos FC]] in the summer of 1999 and soon established himself as one of the most prolific scorers in the [[Alpha Ethniki|Greek league]].
-A flamboyant and temperamental player, he was loved for his amazing talent to dribble and lob the ball over the goalkeeper.He has been thought to be one of the most technical player in the world. Using both feet and having excellent control skills and unbelievable imagination in his moves Giovanni is completely unpredictable and fascinating.His skills earned him the nickname "magos"(means wizard) in [[Greece]].
+A flamboyant and temperamental player, he was loved for his amazing talent to dribble and lob the ball over the goalkeeper.He has been thought to be one of the most technical player in the world. Using both feet and having excellent control skills and unbelievable imagination in his moves Giovanni is completely unpredictable and fascinating. His skills earned him the nickname "magos"(means wizard) in [[Greece]].
 He was the leading goalscorer in Greece in the 2003-2004 season with 21 goals. After six seasons he left the [[Piraeus]] club in 2005 to return to São Paulo and Santos FC.
-In the beginning of 2006, he signed a one year contract with Saudi Arabia leading team Al Hilal Club was thought to be the last stop of his career. However, on August 15, 2006, Giovanni Silva de Oliveira signed a one-year contract with [[Football B Division|2nd division]] Greek club [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] for 400,000 Euros, being able to end his career in the stadium primarily known as the [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]' home turf, the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]].
+In the beginning of 2006, he signed a one year contract with Saudi Arabia leading team Al Hilal Club was thought to be the last stop of his career. However, on August 15, 2006, Giovanni Silva de Oliveira signed a one-year contract with [[Football B Division|2nd division]] Greek club [[Ethnikos Piraeus FC|Ethnikos Piraeus]] for 400,000 Euros, returning to the stadium primarily known as the [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]]' home turf, the [[Karaiskakis Stadium]].
 Giovanni received the "Brazilian Golden Ball" in [[1995]]. In [[2000]] he was nominated as "Best foreign footballer in Greek championship".
-Giovanni has 20 caps with the Brazilian national team (6 goals) and played during the 1998 World Cup.
+Giovanni had 20 caps with the Brazilian national team (6 goals) and played during the 1998 World Cup.
 ==Honours==