Gilberto Ribeiro Gonçalves (born 13 September 1980 in Andradina), commonly known as Gil (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʒiw]) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward.
His time at Corinthians was relatively successful, with Gil managing to register 31 goals in 124 games, a decent record for a winger.
His time in Japan was very unsuccessful, with Gil not being a regular starter and not playing to his full potential, which in turn led him to be sold to Brazilian team Cruzeiro, in 2006.
[1] Gil appeared for the Brazil national football team in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup.
[2] Gil became famous in Brazil for an interview in 2006 following Cruzeiro, his club at the time, winning the Campeonato Mineiro title.