Everton Giovanella (born 13 September 1970) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He spent most of his career in Spain – one decade – namely being an important part in Celta's La Liga and European consolidation.
Club career Giovanella was born in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. He started out with a modest club in his country, then signed for Série A's SC Internacional from Porto Alegre, where he won the 1992 Copa do Brasil.Um lajeadense participou da conquista do Inter da Copa do Brasil em 92 (Lajeado native played a part as Inter claimed the Brazilian Cup in 92); Agora No Vale, 18 September 2019 (in Portuguese) In the middle of 1993 he emigrated to Portugal, spending one season each with Primeira Liga sides F.C. Tirsense,FC Tirsense comemora 80 anos no próximo dia 5 (FC Tirsense celebrate 80 years on the 5th); Santo Tirso TV, 2 January 2018 (in Portuguese) G.D. Estoril Praia and C.F. Os Belenenses.«O Mostovoi pegou em mim e só gritava ‘7–0 ao Benfica, 7–0 ao Benfica’» ("Mostovoi picked me up and he kept shouting '7–0 to Benfica, 7–0 to Benfica'"); Mais Futebol, 7 October 2021 (in Portuguese)
For the 1996–97 campaign Giovanella moved to Spain, first achieving La Liga promotion with UD SalamancaEl Salamanca coge el ascensor (Salamanca take the lift); El País, 16 June 1997 (in Spanish) then joining RC Celta de Vigo.Giovanella: «En el Celta encontré todo lo que necesitaba» (Giovanella: "I found everything I needed at Celta"); La Voz de Galicia, 25 August 2016 (in Spanish) At both teams, he reunited with his former Belenenses teammate CatanhaOcho nombres comunes a la historia del Helmántico y el Celta (Eight names that the Helmántico's history and Celta have in common); Tribuna Salamanca, 2 December 2024 (in Spanish) and, with the Galicians, played an important role in their domestic and European exploits, but also unluckily injured Deportivo de La Coruña's Manuel Pablo in a derby on 30 September 2001.Deportivo y Celta deleitan (Deportivo and Celta delight); Mundo Deportivo, 1 October 2001 (in Spanish)
In December 2004 (sanction ratified in September 2005), Giovanella was banned from football for two years after testing positive for nandrolone.No solution in sight for footballers fighting the system; The Guardian, 20 March 2006 He returned to football on 10 November 2007, teaming up for Coruxo FC in the Tercera División.Giovanella regatea a su pesadilla (Giovanella dribbles his nightmare); Faro de Vigo, 11 November 2007 (in Spanish)Giovanella: 'Ha sido un día muy feliz' (Giovanella: 'It's been a really happy day'); La Región, 11 November 2007 (in Spanish)
Giovanella rejoined his first senior club Clube Esportivo Lajeadense in the 2008 off-season, as its director of football. In the following year he returned to Celta, being appointed scout in Brazil.Giovanella, ojeador del Celta en Brasil (Giovanella, Celta scout in Brazil) ; Xornal, 24 September 2009 (in Spanish)
Honours Internacional Copa do Brasil: 1992
Celta UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000La Intertoto celeste cumple 20 años (20th anniversary of sky-blue Intertoto); El Desmarque, 22 August 2020 (in Spanish)
See also List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences
References
External links
Celta de Vigo biography