Silas (Portuguese footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Belenenses (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Domingos Sávio | ||
| 1987–1989 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1989–1995 | Atlético | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | Atlético | 33 | (2) |
| 1998–2001 | Ceuta | 65 | (20) |
| 1999–2000 | → Elche (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | União Leiria | 64 | (13) |
| 2003–2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Marítimo (loan) | 17 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | → Belenenses (loan) | 28 | (4) |
| 2006–2009 | Belenenses | 86 | (7) |
| 2009–2011 | União Leiria | 41 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | AEL Limassol | 43 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | AEP | 16 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Ethnikos Achna | 46 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Atlético | 44 | (10) |
| 2015 | NorthEast United | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Cova da Piedade | 39 | (7) |
| Total | 578 | (78) | |
| National team | |||
| 2003 | Portugal | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2018– | Belenenses | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes (born 1 September 1976), known as Silas, is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current manager of C.F. Os Belenenses.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 236 games and 30 goals over the course of nine seasons, representing in the competition União de Leiria, Marítimo and Belenenses. He also played professionally in four other countries, mainly Spain and Cyprus.
Silas was born in Lisbon. After making his professional debut with local Atlético Clube de Portugal, he emigrated to Spain, representing lowly AD Ceuta who also loaned him for one season to Elche CF in Segunda División.
Silas first made his name at U.D. Leiria, with whom he achieved a couple of top six Primeira Liga finishes, also making the domestic cup final in 2003. During the 2001–02 campaign he was managed by up-and-coming José Mourinho and, the following year, made his first appearance for the Portugal national team, in a 1–0 friendly win over Macedonia on 3 April 2003; he later played against Paraguay and Bolivia.
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