Place of birth Porto, Portugal Name Jorge da Role Footballer | 1991–1994 Boavista Height 1.82 m Years Team | |
Full name Luis Jorge Pinto da Silva Date of birth (1975-12-14) 14 December 1975 (age 40) | ||
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Luís Jorge Pinto da Silva (born 4 December 1975), known as Silva, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder.
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Over the course of nine seasons he amassed Primeira Liga totals of 127 games and one goal, mainly in representation of Boavista, for which 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 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. 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, as the club was in a severe financial crisis in division two, ultimately being relegated for the second consecutive time.
In the 2010 summer, at nearly 35, Silva signed with another northern club, 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.