After his short return in Brazil, the striker played for smaller clubs like, Al-Hilal, Ethnikos, Sport Club do Recife and Mogi Mirim Esporte Clube.
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Nonetheless, he is still known to many Santos supporters as "Messias" (Messiah) and his fans named themselves "Giovanni's witnesses" – similar to a religion, "Jehovah's witnesses".
Ganso was brought to Tuna Luso after being discovered by former Brazil international Giovanni.
Don Giovanni | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | Giovanni Bellini | Giovanni Riggi | Giovanni Boccaccio | Giovanni Battista Pergolesi | Giovanni Battista Tiepolo | Giovanni Battista Guarini | Giovanni | Aníbal Cavaco Silva | Manoel de Oliveira | Giovanni Trapattoni | Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi | Giovanni Gabrieli | António de Oliveira Salazar | Giovanni Falcone | Villa San Giovanni | San Giovanni in Persiceto | Giovanni Verga | Giovanni van Bronckhorst | Giovanni Tamagno | Giovanni Pacini | Giovanni Battista Pescetti | Wanderlei Silva | Marina Silva | Giovanni Papini | Giovanni Hidalgo | Giovanni Domenico Cassini | Giovanni de' Medici |
The town of Peixe has repeatedly presented outstanding players to Brazilian soccer, such as Pelé, Pepe, Coutinho, Clodoaldo, Pita, Juary, Elano, Alex, Diego, Robinho, Léo, Giovanni, Ganso, Neymar and André.