Giovane Élber

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Élber de Souza (born 23 July 1972), commonly known as Giovane Élber, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

A prolific goalscorer in various clubs, Élber's career was mostly spent in Germany, where he represented most notably Bayern Munich (six full seasons), scoring a total of 133 league goals in 260 matches for three clubs.[1]

Club career

Born in Londrina, Paraná, Élber is a youth product of Londrina.

AC Milan

At the age of 18, he signed for AC Milan in 1990,[2] Élber went almost unnoticed during his one-year spell with the Serie A side.

Grasshoppers

Subsequently, he moved to Switzerland Grasshoppers, initially on loan. He immediately started showing displays of offensive talent at his new club, namely in a 1992–93 UEFA Cup tie against Sporting CP where, after a 1–2 home loss, he was influential in the club's 4–3 aggregate win, scoring twice.

VfB Stuttgart

After more than 50 official goals for Grasshoppers, Élber signed with VfB Stuttgart of Germany in the 1994 summer. He scored in his Bundesliga debut, a 2–1 home win against Hamburger SV, and finished his debut season with eight goals, which would be the only campaign he netted in single digits for the following seven years.

In the 1996–97 season, Élber netted 20 official goals for Stuttgart, 17 in the league, and three in the cup, including both against Energie Cottbus in the final (2–0 win). At Stuttgart, he formed the so-called magic triangle (German: Magisches Dreieck) with Krassimir Balakov and Fredi Bobic.

Bayern Munich

The following summer, he moved to fellow league team Bayern Munich where, save for one year, he was always crowned the club's top scorerScript error: No such module "Unsubst". (Carsten Jancker prevented that honourScript error: No such module "Unsubst".); additionally, he was instrumental in the conquest of four leagues, the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League, scoring in both legs in the semi-finals against Real Madrid,[3] and the 2001 Intercontinental Cup, whilst winning the Torjägerkanone award for 2002–03 with 21 goals; the Bavarians won the double.

At the Intercontinental Cup in Tokyo, Bayern Munich and Boca Juniors went to extra time, when Samuel Kuffour scored the only goal for Bayern. Immediately before, Élber brought down Clemente Rodríguez in an act that went unseen by referee Kim Milton Nielsen. Élber said in 2025 that his action was a foul and that the goal would have been disallowed by the video assistant referee if it had happened that year.[4]

Lyon

31-year-old Élber then spent the vast majority of the 2003–04 campaign (played four matches with Bayern) in France with Lyon, replacing compatriot Sonny Anderson who had left for Spain. In the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, he scored against his former club Bayern Munich to win 2–1 in Germany.[3] Later on, he scored in a 2–2 draw against Porto in the quarter-finals; however, Lyon were eliminated from the competition after losing 4–2 on aggregate.[5]

Eventually, he helped the club to the third of its seven consecutive Ligue 1 accolades, but then suffered a severe fibula and tibia injury which put him out of action for more than one year.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

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Élber in 2005

He made his comeback to professional football in Germany with Borussia Mönchengladbach, whom he joined in January 2005.[1]

Cruzeiro

In January 2006, after nearly 15 years of absence, Élber returned to his country, finishing his career at Cruzeiro. After an emotional announcement, he retired from the club three months before the end of the season on 9 September, after injuries and the loss of his father.[6]

International career

At the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship, Élber scored four in six matches as the under-20s lost to hosts Portugal, on penalties.[7]

Due to stiff competition, Élber could not translate his club form to the Brazil national team. In his first year of international play, 1998, he scored six goals in as many games, but would only collect nine more caps in the following three years.

Post-playing career

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Élber in a charity match in 2014

After announcing his retirement, he then returned to Bayern, where he began working for the club as a scout, searching in his country for young talents. As of 2025, he was an ambassador for the club.[4]

Élber works as a pundit for German television station Das Erste. He provided expert analysis during the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and reappeared in this capacity during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

He is mostly referred to as Giovane Élber (sometimes also mistakenly as Giovanni Élber), which is a German variation of his Italian nickname il giovane Élber ("the young Élber").

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cupTemplate:Efn League cupTemplate:Efn Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AC Milan 1990–91 Serie A 0 0 — — — — 0 0
Grasshoppers (loan) 1991–92 Nationalliga A 21 9 — — — 21 9
1992–93 Nationalliga A 30 25 — 4Template:Efn 2 — 34 27
1993–94 Nationalliga A 27 21 — — — 27 21
Total 78 55 — 4 2 — 82 57
VfB Stuttgart 1994–95 Bundesliga 23 8 1 0 — — — 24 8
1995–96 Bundesliga 33 16 1 0 — — — 34 16
1996–97 Bundesliga 31 17 6 3 — 1Template:Efn 0 — 38 20
Total 87 41 8 3 — 1 0 — 96 44
Bayern Munich 1997–98 Bundesliga 28 11 6 5 2 2 8Template:Efn 3 — 44 21
1998–99 Bundesliga 21 13 5 2 2 3 9Template:Efn 3 — 37 21
1999–2000 Bundesliga 26 14 3 2 0 0 12Template:Efn 3 — 41 19
2000–01 Bundesliga 27 15 1 0 0 0 16Template:Efn 6 — 44 21
2001–02 Bundesliga 30 17 3 1 1 0 11Template:Efn 6 2Template:Efn 0 47 24
2002–03 Bundesliga 33 21 6 6 1 2 8Template:Efn 2 — 48 31
2003–04 Bundesliga 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 — 5 2
Total 169 92 24 16 7 8 64 23 2 0 266 139
Lyon 2003–04 Ligue 1 27 10 2 2 1 0 9Template:Efn 3 0 0 39 15
2004–05 Ligue 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Template:Efn 1 4 2
Total 30 11 2 2 1 0 9 3 1 1 43 17
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2004–05 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — — 0 0
2005–06 Bundesliga 4 0 1 0 — — — 5 0
Total 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 5 0
Cruzeiro 2006 Série A 21 6 5 6 — 1Template:Efn 0 13Template:Efn 6 40 18
Career total 389 205 40 27 8 8 79 28 16 7 532 275

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International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brazil 1998 6 6
1999 4 0
2000 3 1
2001 2 0
Total 15 7
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Élber goal.
List of international goals scored by Giovane Élber
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 February 1998 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States {{ Template:Yesno alias = El Salvador flag alias = Flag of El Salvador.svg flag alias-1822 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg flag alias-1823 = Flag of the United Provinces of Central America.svg flag alias-1824 = Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg flag alias-1839 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg flag alias-1865a = Flag of El Salvador (April 1865).svg flag alias-1865b = Flag of El Salvador (June 1865).svg flag alias-1869 = Flag of El Salvador (1869-1873).svg flag alias-1873 = Flag of El Salvador (1873-1875).svg flag alias-1875 = Flag of El Salvador (1875-1877).svg flag alias-1898 = Flag of the Greater Republic of Central America (1898).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of El Salvador.svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Salvadoran Army.svg link alias-army = Salvadoran Army flag alias-navy = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg link alias-navy = Navy of El Salvador flag alias-naval = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg link alias-naval = Navy of El Salvador flag alias-air force = Flag of the Salvadoran Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Salvadoran Air Force flag alias-military = Flag of the Armed Forces of El Salvador.svg link alias-military = Armed Forces of El Salvador size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|1998 Gold Cup

2 4–0
3 14 October 1998 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, United States {{ Template:Yesno alias = Ecuador flag alias = Flag of Ecuador.svg flag alias-civil = Civil Flag and Ensign of Ecuador.svg flag alias-1830 = Flag of Ecuador (1830-1845).gif flag alias-1845 = Flag of Ecuador (1845-1860).svg flag alias-1900 = Flag of Ecuador (1900–2009).svg flag alias-municipal = Municipal Flag_of Ecuador.svg flag alias-army = Flag of Ecuador Army.svg link alias-army = Ecuadorian Army flag alias-naval = Flag of Ecuador.svg link alias-naval = Ecuadorian Navy flag alias-marines= Naval Jack of Ecuador.svg link alias-marines=Ecuadorian Naval Infantry Corps flag alias-navy = Flag of Ecuador.svg link alias-navy = Ecuadorian Navy link alias-air force = Ecuadorian Air Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–1 || rowspan="3"|Friendly

4 4–1
5 5–1
6 18 November 1998 Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil {{ Template:Yesno alias = Russia flag alias = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1668 = Flag of Russia (1668).svg flag alias-1696 = Flag of Russia.svg flag alias-1858 = Romanov Flag.svg flag alias-1918a=Flag of Russia (1918).svg flag alias-1918 = Flag of Russia (1918–1920).svg flag alias-1925 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1920-1937).svg flag alias-1937 = Flag of the Russian SFSR (1937-1954).svg flag alias-1954 = Flag of the Russian SFSR.svg flag alias-1991 = Flag of Russia (1991–1993).svg flag alias-military = Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (obverse).svg link alias-military = Russian Armed Forces flag alias-army = Flag of the Russian ground forces.svg link alias-army = Russian Ground Forces flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Russia.svg link alias-naval = Russian Navy flag alias-VV MVD naval-1992 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 1992.svg flag alias-VV MVD naval = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval-2016 = Russia, Naval flag of ships and vessels of the Interior Force 2000.svg flag alias-NGF naval = Russia, Flag of ships and vessels of the National Guard.svg flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Russia.svg link alias-navy = Russian Navy flag alias-navy-1992 = Naval ensign of Russia (1992).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Air Force of the Russian Federation.svg link alias-air force = Russian Air Force flag alias-marines = Флаг Морской пехоты ВМФ России (2021).jpg link alias-marines = Russian Naval Infantry flag alias-space force = Russian military space troops flag.svg link alias-space force = Russian Space Forces flag alias-coast guard = Russia, Flag of border service 2008.svg link alias-coast guard = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-coast guard-1993 = Russia. Flag of ships of Border Guard Force 1993.svg link alias-coast guard-1993 = Russian Coast Guard flag alias-roc-olympics = Russian Olympic Committee flag.png flag alias-nbfr-badminton = Nbfr logo.png flag alias-rwf-wrestling = RWF logo.svg flag alias-tennis = Rtf tennis flag vector.svg flag alias-aerospace forces = Flag of the Russian Aerospace Forces.svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|5–1 || Friendly

7 23 May 2000 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales {{ Template:Yesno alias = Wales flag alias = Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg flag alias-1807 = Flag of Wales (1807–1953).svg flag alias-1953 = Flag of Wales (1953–1959).svg flag alias-1959 = Flag of Wales (1959).svg size = name = variant = altlink = national football team

}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|3–0 || Friendly

Honours

Grasshoppers

Stuttgart

Bayern Munich

Lyon

Cruzeiro

Individual

References

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