Giovane Élber

Giovane Élber, born Élber de Souza on 23 July 1972 in Londrina, Paraná, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a striker. His career was spent mostly in Germany, where he is best remembered for six full seasons at Bayern Munich and a total of 133 league goals in 260 matches for three clubs. After a quiet year at AC Milan he built his name at Grasshoppers in Switzerland, then formed the so-called magic triangle with Krassimir Balakov and Fredi Bobic at VfB Stuttgart. At Bayern he won four Bundesliga titles, the 2000-01 UEFA Champions League and the 2001 Intercontinental Cup, and took the Bundesliga top scorer award in 2002-03 with 21 goals. He later won Ligue 1 with Lyon, finished his playing days at Cruzeiro in 2006, and afterwards worked for Bayern as a scout and ambassador and as a television pundit.