Gilberto (Angolan footballer)

Sebastião Gilberto

File:Iran vs. Angola 2014-05-30 (058).jpg Gilberto playing for Angola in match against Iran, 30 May 2014
Personal information
Full name	Felisberto Sebastião da Graça Amaral
Date of birth	(1982-09-21) September 21, 1982
Place of birth	Luanda, Angola
Height
Position(s)	Left winger, Left midfielder
Team information
Current team	Benfica de Luanda
Number	20
Youth career
2001–2002	Petro Atletico
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2010	Al Ahly	286	(6)
2010–2012	Lierse	13	(2)
2012–	AEL Limassol	20	(0)
2014–2015	Petro Atlético	12	(1)
2015–	Benfica de Luanda
International career
1999–	Angola	72	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2011

Felisberto Sebastião da Graça Amaral, more commonly known as Gilberto (born 21 September 1982), is a retired Angolan footballer. He was formerly playing for Egypt's Al-Ahly and then played for Belgian club Lierse S.K.. He suffered a knee injury that lasted about a year. He was the first choice left winger. He came from Angola team AS Luanda and is in the Angolan team. An Achilles tendon injury made him miss the 2006 African Cup of Nations and the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. He was part of the Angolan national team during the 2008 African Cup of Nations in Ghana. In the 2010 African Cup of Nations opening game against Mali on January 10 in Luanda Gilberto made assist for 1–0 lead to Flavio Amado in the first half. In the second half he scored from penalty-kick for Angola 3–0 lead and later in the game Seydou Keita penalised him for another penalty kick for Angola. Manucho scored for 4–0 but the match finished 4–4 after four consecutive goals for Mali in the last 15 minutes of the game.

Club career

Al Ahly

While playing for Al Ahly in Egypt, Gilberto was well known for fitting into the team's tactic. The tactic was that Gilberto would run on the side of the pitch and then cross the ball at the end to Flavio who would almost always score with a header. With Al Ahly, Gilberto played against many World Class teams such as FC Barcelona and AS Roma. He helped his team to much domestic glory before helping them become the only team in the world to qualify to Club World Cup twice in a row.

2015 incident

On July 26, 2015, during a match of Benfica de Luanda, Gilberto was knocked out following a tackle by an opponent from Progresso do Sambizanga. He subsequently remained unconscious for about twenty minutes, before being resuscitated by medical service and immediately carried to the hospital. A doctor stated that no injuries were detected in medical tests. Shortly afterwards, he announced his retirement as a player and that he was taking an office position with Benfica de Luanda.

National team statistics

Angola national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1999	2	0
2000	0	0
2001	7	1
2002	2	0
2003	3	1
2004	5	1
2005	5	0
2006	1	0
2007	1	0
2008	9	1
2009	9	1
2010	8	2
Total	52	7

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
7	October 9, 2010	Luanda	Guinea-Bissau	1-0	Win	2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

External links

• Gilberto at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player Profile - footballdatabase.eu
• Angola's Gilberto arrives at Lierse