Jorge Silva (footballer, born 1975)

Luís Jorge Pinto da Silva (born 4 December 1975), known as Silva, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Pinto and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Jorge Silva
Personal information
Full name Luís Jorge Pinto da Silva
Date of birth (1975-12-14) 14 December 1975
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing 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)
National team
1995–1996 Portugal U20 9 (1)
1996 Portugal U21 1 (0)
2002 Portugal B 1 (0)
2002 Portugal 2 (0)
Teams managed
2011–2012 Paços Ferreira (assistant)
2015 Nogueirense
2016–2017 Valadares Gaia
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 127 matches and one goal during nine seasons, mainly in representation of Boavista for whom he also appeared in other levels.

Club career

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 in 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. in 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.

International career

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.[4][5]

Personal life

Silva's sons, Fábio and Jorge, are also professional footballers. Both were developed at Porto.[6]

Honours

Boavista

Beira-Mar

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Lembra-se deles? Há 15 anos o Boavista foi campeão nacional" [Remember them? Boavista were national champions 15 years ago] (in Portuguese). TSF. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. "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.
  4. "Portugal hold England". BBC Sport. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  5. "Sílvio é o 14.º a estrear-se com Agostinho Oliveira" [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.
  6. "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. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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