[2][3] Gerson da Silva’s talents became evident at age 18, when he was top scorer in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior 1984 with Santos.

In 1991, he helped Atletico to the biggest win of all time in the Brazil Cup: 11–0 in Caiçara Esporte Clube, Campo Maior, Piauí, at Independence Stadium in Belo Horizonte, having scored five goals in this game.

At the time that the Colorado lifted the Brazilian Cup, the coach Antônio Lopes became aware of the clinical state of Gérson.

The coach confirmed that used the example of basketball player Magic Johnson, gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics months before, to motivate his shirt 9.

[4] His wife Andréa Felipe Silva confirmed that Gerson died from AIDS and accused International of abandoning him.