Élton Giovanni

Élton Giovanni

Personal information
Full name	Élton Giovanni Machado
Date of birth	(1983-09-03) 3 September 1983
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Grêmio	54	(3)
2004–2006	Santos	30	(3)
2006–2007	Deportivo Alavés	3	(0)
2007–2008	Figueirense	13	(0)
2008	Atlético Mineiro	19	(1)
2009	Bahia	20	(1)
2010–2011	Nautico	45	(1)
2012	Ituano	0	(0)
2012	Fortaleza	12	(0)
2013	Alecrim	0	(0)
2013	América-RN
2014	Brasil de Pelotas	4	(0)
2016	Cruzeiro-RS	3	(0)
2016	Maringá	4	(0)
2016	São Carlos	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Élton Giovanni Machado (born 3 September 1983) is a Brazilian former professional footballer.

Career

Born in Porto Alegre, Giovanni began his career with hometown club Grêmio, before moving to Santos. He signed for Spanish side Deportivo Alavés in November 2005, in a contract which began in January 2006. He later played back in Brazil for Figueirense and Atlético Mineiro before moving to Bahia. On 29 April 2010 the Brazilian midfielder, he signed a deal with Clube Náutico Capibaribe between the end of season, the last year played in Bahia.

External links

• Élton Giovanni at Sambafoot (archived)
• Élton Giovanni at L'Équipe Football (in French)