Darío Silva
Uruguayan footballer (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal family name is Pereira.
Darío Debray Silva Pereira (born 2 November 1972) is a Uruguayan retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darío Debray Silva Pereira[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1972-11-02) 2 November 1972 (age 51)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Treinta y Tres, Uruguay[1] | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992 | Defensor | 18 | (4) |
1993–1994 | Peñarol | 44 | (27) |
1995–1998 | Cagliari | 89 | (20) |
1995 | → Peñarol (loan) | 12 | (8) |
1998–1999 | Espanyol | 15 | (3) |
1999–2003 | Málaga | 100 | (36) |
2003–2005 | Sevilla | 48 | (9) |
2005–2006 | Portsmouth | 13 | (2) |
Total | 339 | (109) | |
International career | |||
1994–2005 | Uruguay | 49 | (14) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Cagliari, he spent the following seven years of his career in Spain – scoring 48 La Liga goals in 163 games, mostly for Málaga – before moving to England. He suffered a serious car accident shortly after leaving Portsmouth, which caused him to lose a leg and effectively end his career.[2]
Amongst other tournaments, Silva represented Uruguay at the 2002 World Cup, winning nearly 50 caps.