Golat, a warm and breezy player, is unassuming, disciplined and manages his diet well. Slightly overweight when he first arrived, he not only trains hard, but also runs around the gym every day, eating a diet of salads, chicken breasts and beef, and staying away from high-calorie foods. He has an optimistic personality and no matter how busy he is at work, he is always in the best frame of mind and is happy every day.
His self-discipline not only affects himself, but even his wife, Cao Ji Yuan, is deeply affected by it. Their silent cooperation in the gym has made this emotion deeper and deeper, "His self-discipline really inspires me, we often work out together and even go for muscle building." Cao Ji Yuan exclaimed.
In October 2019, Gallagher welcomed a new chapter in his life when his wife, Diane, gave birth to a dragon and phoenix baby by C-section at the Ebenezer Maternity Hospital. The arrival of this love child has shifted the focus of Gallagher's life, apart from daily training, it is to spend time with his family and become a responsible father. "He now has two small children and in life he is a wonderful father, apart from working out, he is with his family and rarely goes out."
The two children turned two years old, and Gallagher was overflowing with love for them, even jokingly asking Cao Ji Yuan to be a nanny in his house, "The arrival of the dragon and phoenix children makes me feel especially good, and the two children have company together."
In life, Golat is a peaceful man, but on the pitch, he is extremely strict with himself. Cao Jiyuan revealed that Golat is a dedicated player who strives to do his best in every moment on the pitch. "Sometimes there is a goal in the game that he could have scored but failed to do so, which would make him very frustrated, and he would be very angry after coming off the field, and you can see his loss from his expression."
Cao Jiyuan, who served as the personal interpreter for Paulinho and Gaolat, compared the two players, "Paulinho is slightly more serious but also has a good character, he is an atmospheric player with the demeanor of a world superstar, and gave the driver a car when he left. Gaolat is more amicable than Paulinho, they are both very atmospheric, good to those around them, and don't have the stance of a big name player."
Gaolat could have represented China in the Top 12 as he also obtained Chinese citizenship. "At that time he was very happy when he got Chinese nationality because he had feelings for China and he wanted to be able to represent China in the World Cup." Cao Ji Yuan introduced.
Although there is no opportunity to play on behalf of the Chinese team in the Top 12, but Golat is still concerned about the Chinese team's matches, "40 and 12, China's games, Golat have watched, he feels that the level of the Chinese team now than when he first came has improved a lot, more and more good, he feels that Chinese soccer should be more to cultivate the youth players, the potential of the children, so that Chinese soccer will only get better and better."
However, Golat was loaned back to Brazil by Guangzhou in 2019, and because he failed to meet the WFC rules of "five years of continuous residence" and "no change of association in the registration of a professional player during this period", he could only play for the Chinese team from the start of his return to China in 2019, when he will be 33 years old at the earliest. He will not be able to play for China until 2024 at the earliest, when he will be 33 years old.
As for why he was loaned back to Brazil, Cao Jiyuan said, "At that time, Golat's injury was more serious, and there was a famous doctor in Brazil who had operated on Neymar and other famous players, so he came back to Brazil to receive this doctor's treatment. At that time, his injury was relatively serious, and he had to convalesce after the surgery. If he didn't heal, it would affect his future career, so he chose to come back to Brazil and go on loan to a Brazilian team. It was mainly an injury or he wouldn't have gone back."
"During his time with Palmeiras, Gallagher made a total of 12 appearances in a short period of time, contributing four goals as well as three assists. But it was this loan back that cost him the opportunity to play for the national team at this stage. This incident has made him very lost, originally he was looking forward to playing for the national team." Cao Ji Yuan also felt regret.
Not long ago, Gaolat chose to terminate his contract with the Guangzhou team, after the termination of the contract, Gaolat returned to Brazil with his wife and children. Parting, Gaolat had a lot of reluctance, "We chatted and ate together, even at his home until late, talking about our previous happy things, talked about the future plans. When we went to the airport, I saw him off too, when I cried and so did the couple."
"In fact, Golat is very reluctant to leave the Guangzhou team and my country, according to the original plan, he was ready to complete his contract with the Guangzhou team. Before that, he didn't even think about leaving our country, he has feelings for this place, his life is very accustomed to it, and his children were born in China, but everything was too sudden, the club was facing such a crisis, and he was unable to make this decision. Of course, he also misses his Brazilian family."
Will Golat leave this time and come back again? Cao Ji Yuan said, "This is what he said, due to the epidemic, he has not been back for more than a year, he misses his family, and his relatives at home have not had the time to get close to their children. Gallagher said he will go back to his family first, and in December, his agent will help him make a decision. If there is an opportunity in China, he may also come back, of course if both sides are interested in each other and the conditions are suitable."
With Guangzhou, Golat made 174 appearances, scoring 110 goals and adding 46 assists, and had the best time of his career in China. Topping the AFC Champions League once, winning the Chinese Super League three times, winning the FA Cup in the 2016 season, and winning three Super Cups, Guangzhou does have a place for Golat in their honor roll. In Golat's own words, "Leaving now is the best decision, and the club will always remember me."
It's possible that Gallagher's numbers would have increased if not for the loan back to Brazil and the loan to Hebei.
In the 2020 season, Gaolat was loaned by Guangzhou to play for Hebei, Cao Jiyuan said, "At that time, Guangzhou had more foreign aiders, and his injury had not fully recovered, and his play in training might not be as good as before, so the head coach let him go to Hebei, but in Hebei, he played very well, and later recovered very well, and in the second half of the season, he also returned to the Guangzhou team. " In Huaxia Wonderful, Gaolat made a total of 18 appearances for the team, scoring 4 goals and contributing 4 assists. Sadly, Golat's two former owners in China now have equally uncertain futures.
The connection between Gaolat and Cannavaro is also often mentioned by the media, "He and Cannavaro are work connections, in the team, the two are still in contact with more, there is not too much private interactions." During his time playing in China, he also had a number of good Chinese and Brazilian friends, "Gao Lin, Zheng Zhi, Huang Bowen and Yu Hanchao, all of them have a good connection in the team, and he has a good relationship with Paulinho, as well as Alan and Ackerson."
In the parting moments, Gaolat and many fans took pictures, also signed his Chinese name, talking about this work, Cao Jiyuan said, "his Chinese signature learned very quickly, probably practiced more than ten almost twenty times, he can say some simple Chinese, such as 'dinner, goodbye, thank you, Hello! ', and there are some more Chinese that he can understand when he hears it."
Cao Ji Yuan revealed, "He feels that this time in China is very happy and unforgettable, the Chinese fans, the management and players of the club, his friends, are all very good to him, and this time in China will be unforgettable to him forever, depending on whether there is any chance to come back to China again."
