Abel Silva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abel Jorge Pereira da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1984 | Atlético | ||
| 1984–1988 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1994 | Benfica | 16 | (1) |
| 1989–1990 | → Académica (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 1990–1991 | → Penafiel (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | → Marítimo (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 1995 | Vitória Setúbal | 9 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Felgueiras | 23 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Campomaiorense | 21 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Estoril | 20 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Alverca | 39 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Atlético | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 206 | (4) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989 | Portugal U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004–2005 | Benfica (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2007 | Al-Nassr (assistant) | ||
| 2007 | Famalicão (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Portosantense | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Abel Jorge Pereira da Silva, CvIH (born 21 August 1969), sometimes known as just Abel, is a retired Portuguese footballer.
One of the players who scored (both editions combined) goals in Portugal's two consecutive U-20 World Cup triumphs, the right back played for a total of ten clubs.
He started his career with Benfica, where he later worked as an assistant coach and a scout after amassing Primeira Liga totals of 142 games and two goals over the course of nine seasons.
In 1987, at the age of 18, Lisbon-born Abel was invited to play for S.L. Benfica's youth sides, where he performed well winning many awards, moving to the first team after just one season. He was on squad for Portugal when it won the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, scoring the opener in the final against Nigeria (2–0).
After an unspectacular first year, only playing one game (his debut came against S.C. Braga, on 2 April 1989, in a 1–0 win), Silva transferred to Académica de Coimbra from the second division on loan, where he was given his first real chance as a senior. His next stop was at F.C. Penafiel in the same situation, where he started most of the year to help them avoid top level relegation, ultimately netting his penultimate goal as a professional.
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