Nuno Silva (footballer, born 1975)

Nuno Miguel Costa Silva (born 27 October 1975) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a central defender.

Nuno Silva
Personal information
Full name Nuno Miguel Costa Silva
Date of birth (1975-10-27) 27 October 1975
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1990–1992 Moradores 18 Maio
1992–1995 Ramilux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Santa Clara 29 (0)
1997–1999 O Elvas 58 (6)
1999–2014 Leixões 369 (6)
2004–2005 → Penafiel (loan) 15 (1)
Total 471 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Silva spent the vast majority of his 19-year professional career with Leixões Sport Clube, competing with the team in all three major levels of Portuguese football. He started playing with C.D. Santa Clara in 1995, in the fourth division.

In the 2006–07 season, Silva appeared in 20 matches – all starts – as the Matosinhos side returned to the Primeira Liga after a lengthy absence, as champions. In 2008–09 he contributed with 22 games for a sixth position in the league, narrowly missing out on qualification to the UEFA Europa League.

Silva retired at the end of the 2013–14 campaign, aged 38 and after four consecutive years in division two with his main club.[1] He spent 2004–05 on loan to F.C. Penafiel,[2] where he scored his first and only goal in the top flight, away against Gil Vicente F.C. for the game's only on 16 January 2005.[3]

Honours

Leixões

References
  1. "Leixões-U. Madeira, 1–1: Empate na despedida de Nuno Silva" [Leixões-U. Madeira, 1–1: Draw in Nuno Silva farewell]. Record (in Portuguese). 11 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. "Nuno Silva feliz pela titularidade" [Nuno Silva happy with starting duties]. Record (in Portuguese). 6 October 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. "Gil Vicente-Penafiel, 0–1: Vendaval minhoto não teve proveito" [Gil Vicente-Penafiel, 0–1: No prize for minhoto whirlwind]. Record (in Portuguese). 17 January 2005. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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