Jorge Silva (footballer, born 1975)
Luís Jorge Pinto da Silva (born 4 December 1975) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.
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| Full name | Luís Jorge Pinto da Silva | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 December 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Ermesinde | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1994 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–2004 | Boavista | 103 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | → Académica (loan) | 59 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | → União Leiria (loan) | 30 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Beira-Mar | 52 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Feirense | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Boavista | 43 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Gondomar | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 334 | (8) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Portugal U20 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Portugal B | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Portugal | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Paços Ferreira (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Nogueirense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Valadares Gaia | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 127 matches and one goal over nine seasons, mainly in representation of Boavista for whom he also appeared at other levels.
Club career edit
Silva was born in Porto. Having emerged from local Boavista FC's youth ranks he was promoted to the first team in 1994, but took time to establish himself in the early years, serving two loans until 1998 (Académica de Coimbra and U.D. Leiria, both in the second division).
Silva returned to Boavista subsequently, and went on to be a relatively important part in the club's historical Primeira Liga conquest in 2000–01, assuming defensive duties in midfield with Petit.[1][2] He featured heavily as the Axadrezados progressed to the following season's UEFA Champions League second group stage, adding a semi-final run in the UEFA Cup the next year.
Starting in January 2005, Silva then played two and a half years at S.C. Beira-Mar, being relegated from the top flight in his last, after which he moved to C.D. Feirense also in the second level. In 2008, he returned to Boavista as the last survivor of the league-winning squad,[3] as the club was in a severe financial crisis in division two, ultimately being relegated for the second consecutive time.
In summer 2010, at nearly 35, Silva signed with another northern team, Gondomar S.C. of the third tier. He retired in June of the following year, beginning a coaching career immediately as he was appointed assistant manager at F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[4]
International career edit
In 2002, the year after Boavista's league conquest, Silva collected two caps for Portugal. He made his debut on 7 September, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against England at Villa Park.[5][6]
Personal life edit
Silva's sons, Fábio and Jorge, are also professional footballers. Both were developed at Porto.[7]
Honours edit
Boavista
Beira-Mar
References edit
- ^ "Um super meio-campo torna equipa do Boavista mais forte" [Super midfield makes Boavista team stronger]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 June 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ a b Carvalho Reis, Joana (18 May 2016). "Lembra-se deles? Há 15 anos o Boavista foi campeão nacional" [Remember them? Boavista were national champions 15 years ago] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Jorge Silva e Rui Lima de volta ao Bessa" [Jorge Silva and Rui Lima back at Bessa] (in Portuguese). Boavista F.C. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
- ^ "Treinador Luís Miguel abandona o Paços de Ferreira" [Coach Luís Miguel leaves Paços de Ferreira]. Público (in Portuguese). 28 November 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Portugal hold England". BBC Sport. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ [Sílvio is debutant number 14 with Agostinho Oliveira]. Record (in Portuguese). 7 September 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Travassos, Nuno (22 February 2019). "Fábio Silva, o goleador que o FC Porto "resgatou" ao Benfica" [Fábio Silva, the goalscorer who FC Porto "rescued" from Benfica] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
External links edit
- at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Jorge Silva national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Jorge Silva at National-Football-Teams.com
- – FIFA competition record (archived)