Gérson da Silva

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. Having spent the Guarani de Campinas and Paulista Futebol Clube, became the idol of Atlético Mineiro and Sport Club Internacional, clubs whereby, within 4 years, was three times top scorer of the Copa do Brasil (1989 and 1991 by Atletico, 1992 by Inter), and remains the only player to have hit that mark. 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 Internacional, where he was known affectionately as "Nego Gerson," he scored a number of beautiful goals and was instrumental in the successful campaigns of the Copa do Brasil of 1992 (when he scored 9 of the team's 18 goals) and Campeonato Gaúcho, won just 10 days after. At the time that the Colorado lifted the Brazilian Cup, the coach Antônio Lopes became aware of the clinical state of Gérson. However, rather than remove him from the group, Lopes kept between holders. 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. He died in 1994, victim of toxoplasmosis, a few months after leaving to train for health problems related to AIDS. His wife Andréa Felipe Silva confirmed that Gerson died from AIDS and accused Internacional of…

Internacional

Campeonato Gaúcho: 1992 Copa do Brasil: 1992 Atlético Mineiro

Campeonato Mineiro: 1988, 1989 Brazil youth

FIFA World Youth Championship 1985 Individual

1985 FIFA World Youth Championship top scorer: 1985 Special Division Championship top scorer: 1988 by Paulista Jundiai Copa do Brasil top scorer: 1989, 1991, 1992