Gefferson Goulart Explained

Gefferson Goulart
Fullname:	Gefferson da Silva Goulart
Birth Date:	9 January 1978
Birth Place:	São Gonçalo, Brazil
Height:	1.80 m
Position:	Midfielder
Years1:	1997
Clubs1:	União São João
Caps1:	10
Goals1:	1
Years2:	2000–2003
Clubs2:	W Connection
Years3:	2004
Clubs3:	Železnik
Caps3:	28
Goals3:	3
Years4:	2005
Clubs4:	W Connection
Years5:	2006
Clubs5:	Busan IPark
Caps5:	5
Goals5:	1
Years6:	2006–2007
Clubs6:	W Connection
Years7:	2008–2009
Clubs7:	Libolo
Years8:	2012
Clubs8:	Penapolense

Gefferson da Silva Goulart (born 9 January 1978), commonly known as Gefferson Goulart, is a Brazilian former footballer.

Playing career

Gefferson played with União São João in 1997.^[1] By 2000 he settled in Trinidad and Tobago playing with W Connection. Between January and December 2004, Gefferson and his compatriot and W Connection teammate Ronaldo Viana^[2] played on loan with Serbian side FK Železnik in the First League of Serbia and Montenegro.^[3] The club was performing well those years, and Gefferson got the chance to play in the 2004–05 UEFA Cup narrowly losing against Steaua by a goal difference in the overall of the two leggs.^[4] He also played a game in the 2004–05 Serbia and Montenegro Cup contributing for the conquest of the cup title that year.^[5]

Gefferson and Ronaldo both returned from Serbia by the end of 2004 and were included in the W Connection team for their 2005 campaign.^[6] Already before having their stint in Europe, Gefferson and Ronaldo were key-players in the 5 seasons they had spent with W Connection before 2004, and helped the club win two championships as well as several trophies.^[6] Further more, upon its return, Gefferson won one more TT Pro League with W Connection and also the Golden Boot and Player of the Year award in 2005.

Later, he had a spell in South Korea with Busan IPark, and in Angola with Libolo.