Court orders Corinthians to pay R$14.8m to former defender Gil | OneFootball

Corinthians has been ordered by the São Paulo courts to pay R$ 14.8 million to former center-back Gil. The amount will be included in the Centralized Enforcement Regime (RCE), a mechanism used to organize and settle the club’s debts with its creditors. The information was reported by UOL.

The lawsuit had already resulted in a ruling against Corinthians in December 2025, when the debt was set at R$ 11.4 million. Since then, the amount has been updated with interest and inflation adjustment, reaching the current total of R$ 14.8 million. The club, in turn, disputed the calculations and argued that the corrected debt should stand at R$ 13.7 million.

Photo: Rodrigo Coca/Ag. Corinthians

Gil’s financial claim includes amounts related to the defender’s two spells at Parque São Jorge. From the most recent period, between 2019 and 2023, payments for image rights from July to December 2023 remain outstanding. The other part of the debt stems from the player’s first spell, which took place between 2013 and 2019.

With the court’s decision, the amount owed to the former player now becomes part of the list of creditors subject to the RCE. The system works through transfers made by Corinthians to the courts, which then distribute the funds according to the established payment order.

Gil’s career at Corinthians

Gil joined Corinthians in 2013 after playing in French football. Born in Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, the defender was signed by the black-and-white club for R$ 10 million.

In his first spell alone, the center-back won major titles. With Corinthians, he lifted the 2013 Recopa Sudamericana and Campeonato Paulista trophies, as well as the 2015 Brasileirão title.

The year after winning the national title, Gil left the club to join Shandong Taishan of China. He returned to Corinthians in 2019, beginning his second spell with the team, which lasted until 2023.

Across both spells, the center-back made 444 appearances in a Corinthians shirt. Gil scored 19 goals and provided ten assists, numbers that make him the defender with the second-most appearances for Corinthians in the club’s entire history.

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