Gilson Batata
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gilson Pires da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Bárbara d'Oeste, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1985 | União Barbarense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1987 | Catanduvense | ||
| 1988 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| 1989 | Goiás | ||
| 1989 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| 1990 | Atlético Madrid B | ||
| 1990 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 1990–1992 | Atlético Goianiense | ||
| 1991 | → São José-SP (loan) | ||
| 1992 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 1993 | Bahia | ||
| 1994 | Sãocarlense | ||
| 1994 | Paraná | ||
| 1995 | Santo André | ||
| 1996 | Caldense | ||
| 1996 | Bragantino | ||
| 1997 | Rio Branco-SP | ||
| 1997 | Remo | ||
| 1997 | São José-SP | ||
| 1998 | União Barbarense | ||
| 1998–1999 | Guarani | ||
| 1999 | Etti Jundiaí | ||
| 2000 | Matonense | ||
| 2000 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 2001 | Matonense | ||
| 2001 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2001 | Figueirense | ||
| 2002 | Santo André | ||
| 2002 | Avaí | ||
| 2002 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 2003 | União Barbarense | ||
| 2003 | Uberaba | ||
| 2003 | Brasiliense | ||
| 2004 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 2004 | Ituiutaba | ||
| 2005 | União Barbarense | ||
| 2007 | União São João | ||
| 2007 | Uberlândia | ||
| 2008 | Uberaba | ||
| 2011 | CAP Uberlândia | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | União Barbarense (caretaker) | ||
| 2008 | União Barbarense | ||
| 2008 | Itapirense | ||
| 2011 | CAP Uberlândia | ||
| 2012 | Ituiutabana | ||
| 2013 | Atlético Tricordiano | ||
| 2013 | Uberaba | ||
| 2014 | Demcorata-SL | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2023 | |||
Gilson Pires da Silva (born 27 September 1967), better known as Gilson Batata, is a Brazilian former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward. He is known in Brazilian football as "O Andarilho da Bola" (English: The Football Wanderer), due to the huge number of clubs he played for over the years.