Legend Gilberto Silva comes to Vietnam

Gilberto Silva, 2002 World Cup winner and member of Arsenal's 2003/04 unbeaten squad - will come to Vietnam to meet fans.

Gilberto Silva's visit to Vietnam will take place in early August.

The former Brazilian football legend is expected to be at Le Loi - Nguyen Hue Walking Street (HCMC) on August 2nd to meet and interact with fans. The legend born in 1976 had an illustrious career with 244 matches for Arsenal from 2002 to 2008, making his mark with the fastest goal in the club's history at Emirates (21 seconds against PSV Eindhoven).

Silva was also a key player in the Gunners' squad that won the 2003/04 Premier League title (undefeated the entire season) and two FA Cups (2003 and 2005). Gilberto Silva and Patrick Vieira once formed one of the best central midfield pairings in Premier League history.

Compared to many of his teammates at Highbury at that time such as Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira, Robert Pires or Fredrik Ljungberg, the Brazilian star was somewhat less prominent. However, Silva was considered an extremely important link for coach Wenger because of his disciplined, diligent and powerful playing style.

After leaving Arsenal, the former Brazilian player continued to play for famous Greek and Brazilian clubs such as Panathinaikos and Atletico Mineiro before retiring in 2013.

Since then, Gilberto has moved into the role of football coach and ambassador, most notably as a patron of The Street League – a community football organisation in the UK.

Source: https://znews.vn/huyen-thoai-gilberto-silva-sang-viet-nam-post1572331.html