title: Gilvan Tavares
text: # Gilvan Tavares
  
  Gilvan de Pinho Tavares (Sabinópolis-MG — January 22, 1940) is a Brazilian former lawyer. He serves as ex-president of the association football team Cruzeiro Esporte Clube.
  
  ## Early life
  
  He is the son of Agenor de Pinho Tavares and Maria Flor de Maio Pimenta Barroso.
  
  ## Career
  
  He became president in December 2011 for the 2012-2014 triennium. Gilvan played for Cruzeiro in the youth category during 1956.
  
  As president, Tavares affected a few cases in Cruzeiro, involving Walter Montillo with other Brazilian teams, specially Corinthians and São Paulo FC.
  
  