Giovane Élber
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Élber in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Élber de Souza | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Londrina, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Londrina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1994 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 1990–1994 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 78 | (55) |
| 1994–1997 | VfB Stuttgart | 87 | (41) |
| 1997–2003 | Bayern Munich | 169 | (92) |
| 2003–2005 | Lyon | 30 | (11) |
| 2005–2006 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | Cruzeiro | 21 | (6) |
| Total | 389 | (205) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Brazil | 15 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.