Biro-Biro (footballer born 1964)

This article is about the former footballer born in 1964. For other people of that nickname, see Biro-Biro (disambiguation).

Biro-Biro

Personal information
Full name	Gilberto Ribeiro de Carvalho
Date of birth	June 29, 1964 (1964-06-29)
Place of birth	Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position	left back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1990–1992	Bragantino	58	(0)
1992–1993	Sport	12	(0)
1994	Palmeiras
1994–1995	Paysandu	25	(0)
1996	Bragantino	15	(0)
	Sinop
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Gilberto Ribeiro de Carvalho, commonly known as Biro-Biro (born June 29, 1964) is a retired professional Brazilian footballer who played as a left back for several Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs.

Career

Born in Guarujá, São Paulo, Biro-Biro played for Bragantino from 1990 to 1992, winning the Placar's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Bola de Prata award in 1990, and helping his club finish as Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up in 1991. After playing for Sport in 1992 and in 1993, Palmeiras in 1994, playing two Copa Libertadores games, and Paysandu in 1994 and in 1995, when he played 25 Série A games, then he returned to Bragantino in 1996, where he played 15 more Campeonato Brasileiro Série A games. He eventually retired while playing for Sinop.