How tall is Gilberto Silva?

Gilberto Silva's listed height is 184 cm (6'0"). He is taller than about 96% of men in Brazil.

Where 184 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 96% of men in Brazil born in 1976 (average 171.6 cm).

Silva next to his teammates

Júlio Baptista is 1 cm taller than Gilberto Silva (185 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 2001 to 2010.

Ronaldinho is 3 cm shorter than Gilberto Silva (181 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 2001 to 2010.

Jô is 5 cm taller than Gilberto Silva (189 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 2007 to 2010.

About Gilberto Silva

Gilberto Silva is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was born on 7 October 1976 in Lagoa da Prata, where he grew up in poverty. He joined the youth academy at local club América Mineiro and made his senior debut there as a centre-back in 1998.

After helping América Mineiro win promotion to the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Gilberto moved to Atlético Mineiro, where head coach Carlos Alberto Parreira converted him into a defensive midfielder. He was part of the Brazil squad that won the 2002 FIFA World Cup, then spent six years at Arsenal, where he was a member of the Invincibles side and won two FA Cups. He later played for Panathinaikos, Grêmio and Atlético Mineiro, winning the 2013 Copa Libertadores.

At a listed 184 cm (6'0"), Gilberto is 1 cm shorter than Júlio Baptista, who is listed at 185 cm (6'1") and played with him for the Brazil men's national football team from 2001 to 2010. His Brazil teammate Ronaldinho, listed at 181 cm (5'11"), is 3 cm shorter than he is.

Frequently asked

How tall is Gilberto Silva in feet and inches? Gilberto Silva is 6'0" tall, which is 184 cm, 72.4 inches or 1.84 m.

How tall is Gilberto Silva compared to Júlio Baptista? Júlio Baptista is 1 cm taller than Gilberto Silva: 185 cm (6'1") vs 184 cm (6'0").

How tall is Gilberto Silva compared to Ronaldinho? Ronaldinho is 3 cm shorter than Gilberto Silva: 181 cm (5'11") vs 184 cm (6'0").

How tall is Gilberto Silva compared to Jô? Jô is 5 cm taller than Gilberto Silva: 189 cm (6'2") vs 184 cm (6'0").

Is Gilberto Silva tall for men in Brazil? At 184 cm he is taller than about 96% of men in Brazil born in 1976, whose average height is 171.6 cm.

Sources

• Gilberto Silva on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Gilberto Silva on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 184 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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