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{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1964)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Portuguese name|Faria|da Silva}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Geovani Silva
| image = GeovaniSilva.jpg
| caption = Geovani in 1988
| fullname = Geovani Faria da Silva
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|4|6}}
| birth_place = [[Vitória, Espírito Santo|Vitória]], [[Espírito Santo]], Brazil
| height = 
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1981–1983
| clubs1 = [[Desportiva Ferroviária]]
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1983–1989
| clubs2 = [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| caps2 = 94
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 1989–1990
| clubs3 = [[Bologna F.C. 1909|Bologna]]
| caps3 = 27
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1990–1991
| clubs4 = [[Karlsruher SC]]
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 1992–1993
| clubs5 = [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 1993–1994
| clubs6 = [[Tigres UANL]]
| caps6 = 26
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 1995–1996
| clubs7 = [[CR Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]]
| caps7 = 10
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1997
| clubs8 = [[Desportiva Capixaba]]
| caps8 = 
| goals8 = 
| years9 = 1998
| clubs9 = [[Linhares Futebol Clube|Linhares]]
| caps9 = 
| goals9 = 
| years10 = 1999
| clubs10 = [[Sociedade Desportiva Serra Futebol Clube|Serra FC]]
| caps10 = 
| goals10 = 
| years11 = 2000
| clubs11 = [[Desportiva Capixaba]]
| caps11 = 
| goals11 = 
| years12 = 2001
| clubs12 = [[Rio Branco Atlético Clube|Rio Branco]]
| caps12 = 
| goals12 = 
| years13 = 2001–2002
| clubs13 = [[Esporte Clube Tupy|Tupy]]
| caps13 = 
| goals13 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1983
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national under-20 football team|Brazil U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = -
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| nationalyears2 = 1988
| nationalteam2 = [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil U23]]
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 1985–1991
| nationalteam3 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps3 = 23
| nationalgoals3 = 5
| medaltemplates-expand = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[association football|football]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{BRA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Team competition]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Copa América]] }}
{{Medal|1st | [[1989 Copa América|1989 Brazil]] | [[Brazil national football team|National team]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] }}
{{Medal|1st | [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983 Mexico]] | [[Brazil national under-20 football team|U-20 team]] }}
}}

'''Geovani Faria da Silva''' (born 6 April 1964), referred to simply as '''Geovani Silva''' or '''Geovani''', is a Brazilian former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/geovani-silva/ | title = Geovani Silva | publisher = worldfootball.net | access-date = 21 May 2011}}</ref>

He began his career at 16 in [[Desportiva Ferroviária]]. In 1983, he was transferred to [[Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama|Vasco da Gama]], where he became famous, playing alongside the likes of [[Romário]] and [[Roberto Dinamite]]. He represented Brazil at the [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship]], where he became the top scorer, and was also elected as the best player of the tournament. He scored the only goal in the final, where Brazil beat Argentina 1–0.

He received 24 senior international caps from May 1985 to September 1991 and captained Brazil at the [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Summer Olympics]], winning a silver medal. He was also a member of the [[1989 Copa América]]-winning Brazilian squad.

Between 1989 and 1991 he played in Europe at [[Bologna F.C. 1909]] and [[Karlsruher SC]], before moving back to Vasco da Gama. For the rest of his career he played for various Brazilian clubs, with a brief stint at [[Tigres UANL]] in Mexico. He ended his career in 2002.

In 2006, he was elected as State Deputy of the state of [[Espírito Santo]].

==Honours==
===Club===
* [[Rio de Janeiro State Championship]]: 1982, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993
* [[Campeonato Capixaba|Espírito Santo State Championship]]: 1980, 1981, 1998, 1999, 2000

===International===
'''Brazil'''
* [[Summer Olympics]]: {{silver2}} [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]
* [[Copa América]]: [[1989 Copa América|1989]]
* [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]: [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship|1983]]

===Individual===
* [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] Golden Ball: [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship#Awards|1983]]
* [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]] Golden Shoe: [[1983 FIFA World Youth Championship#Awards|1983]]
* South American Player of the Year (El Mundo): 1988 (3rd place)
* South American Team of the Year: 1988

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT|19332<!-- /Geovani -->}}

{{Brazil football squad 1988 Summer Olympics}}
{{Brazil squad 1989 Copa América}}
{{FIFA U-20 World Cup awards}}
{{1988 South American Team of the Year}}

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