Brazil 2002 World Cup winning squad: Where are they now?

#8 Gilberto Silva

Then

The unsung hero of Brazil’s squad, Gilberto Silva played the role of a midfield destroyer to perfection in the 2002 World Cup squad. Among the glitz and glamour of the Ronaldos, Rivaldos and Ronaldinhos, Silva was crucial for Scolari's system to function. The defensive midfielder was playing for Arsenal in 2002.

Now

After being capped 93 times for Brazil, Gilberto called time on his international career in 2010. Also, after spending an extremely successful 6-year spell at Arsenal, Gilberto moved on to Panathinaikos, Gremio before finally retiring in 2012 at Atletico Mineiro. The Brazilian was last seen working as technical director of Panathinaikos in 2016.

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#9 Ronaldo Nazario

Then

Considered to be one of the greatest strikers of all time, Ronaldo Nazario at his peak was absolutely unplayable. Man of the Match in the final for his incredible brace against Germany, Ronaldo was unsurprisingly part of the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team and even won the Golden Boot to assert his supremacy as the best forward in the world.

Winner of the 2002 Ballon d’Or award thanks to his amazing performances at Real Madrid in the 2001/02 season and his amazing goalscoring exploits in Brazil’s 2002 World Cup triumph, Ronaldo is undoubtedly the greatest out and out striker of this generation.

Now

Ronaldo retired finally at Corinthians in 2011 and following his retirement, Ronaldo became a member of PokerStars SportsStar even playing a charity poker match against Rafael Nadal in December 2013.

The Brazil legend also owns a minority stake in Fort Lauderdale Strikers which plays in the North American Soccer League. Having served as the ambassador for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Ronaldo has continued his work as a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador.