Chico Silva (footballer, born 1978)

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Chico Silva
Personal information
Full name Francisco Miguel Soares Silva [1]
Date of birth (1978-05-09) 9 May 1978 (age 46) [1]
Place of birth Lamego, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
1991–1994 Cracks Lamego
1994–1996 Lamego
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1999 Lamego
1999–2001 Vilanovense 59 (5)
2002–2003 Belenenses 8 (1)
2003–2005 Dragões Sandinenses 65 (6)
2005–2006 União Madeira 20 (0)
2006–2007 Trofense 26 (0)
2007–2009 Paços Ferreira 41 (2)
2009–2013 Oliveirense 91 (5)
Total310(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Francisco Miguel Soares Silva (born 9 May 1978 in Lamego, Viseu District), known as Chico Silva, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left-back.

His older brother, Jorge, was also a footballer. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chico Silva" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  2. "Chico Silva faz estreia como titular esta época" [Chico Silva makes starting debut this season]. Record (in Portuguese). 23 November 2002. Retrieved 25 March 2019.