- Silas (Portuguese footballer)
Football player infobox
playername = Silas
fullname = Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|9|1
cityofbirth =Lisbon
countryofbirth =Portugal
height = height|ft=5|in=10
currentclub = Belenenses
clubnumber = 10
position =Midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1995–1998
1998–2001
1999–2000
2001–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006–
clubs =Atlético CP AD Ceuta Elche CF (loan)
União Leiria
Wolverhampton Wanderers
→CS Marítimo (loan)
→ Belenenses (loan)
Belenenses
caps(goals) =
035 (1)
064 (13)
09 (0)
017 (2)
028 (4)
057 (5)
nationalyears = 2003
nationalteam = Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) = 03 (0)
pcupdate = August 1, 2008
ntupdate = August 1, 2008Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes, aka Silas (born
September 1 ,1976 inLisbon ), is a Portuguese footballer. He currently playsmidfielder forC.F. Os Belenenses .After debuting professionally with local club
Atlético Clube de Portugal , Silas emigrated toSpain , representing modestAD Ceuta , who loaned him for one season toElche CF .Silas first made his name at
União Desportiva de Leiria , with whom he achieved a couple of top 6 league finishes, also making the Cup final in 2003. During 2001-02, Silas was managed by up-and-comingJosé Mourinho and, the season after, debuted with the national team, on3 April 2003 in a 1-0 friendly win over Macedonia. He later played against Paraguay and Bolivia. Silas signed for newly-promoted English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2003, for an initial fee of £1million, then managed byDave Jones , as Silas endured a frustrating time in England - failing to settle in the country and establish himself in the Wolves squad. During their doomed season he made a mere 9 league appearances, totalling 14.At the end of that season he joined Portuguese first division club
C.S. Marítimo on a season-long loan, making 17 appearances and scoring 3 goals. The following season, still not featuring in the Wolves manager's plans (nowGlenn Hoddle ) he was loaned out to another Portuguese club, this timeC.F. Os Belenenses .At the end of the 2005-06 season, having made 28 appearances with 4 goals, Silas decided to make his move permanent - joining on a
free transfer as his contract at Wolves had expired.External links
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