Gilberto Flores
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Gilberto Flores is a Brazilian soccer midfielder
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Gilberto was signed by the MetroStars
from Brazilian club Ginásio Pinhalense de Esportes Atléticos after impressing in La Manga Cup
in 2004. Flores has struggled to see playing time in his time with the MetroStars – although he has been relatively impressive in his brief playing time, he has struggled both with injuries that have kept him out much of the year, and with the difficult task of breaking into a very talented MetroStars midfield.
Injured in a game against the Revolution in 2004, Gilberto could not recover his form and was released by the MetroStars in June 2005. Ironically, he was picked up by the same New England team that he suffered his injury against. He was released by New England in November 2005 after appearing in just one match, in the US Open Cup.
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
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Gilberto was signed by the MetroStars
Metrostars
Metrostar may refer to:*New York Red Bulls, formerly called the "MetroStars", a soccer team from New York*Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly called "The Metrostar Express", a part of the metropolitan rail system in Manila...
from Brazilian club Ginásio Pinhalense de Esportes Atléticos after impressing in La Manga Cup
La Manga Cup
La Manga Cup is a winter football tournament played in La Manga del Mar Menor . Usual participants are clubs from countries with a summer football season: Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States and Canada. The first cup was played in 1999 which was won by Rosenborg...
in 2004. Flores has struggled to see playing time in his time with the MetroStars – although he has been relatively impressive in his brief playing time, he has struggled both with injuries that have kept him out much of the year, and with the difficult task of breaking into a very talented MetroStars midfield.
Injured in a game against the Revolution in 2004, Gilberto could not recover his form and was released by the MetroStars in June 2005. Ironically, he was picked up by the same New England team that he suffered his injury against. He was released by New England in November 2005 after appearing in just one match, in the US Open Cup.