Pedro Silva (Portuguese footballer)

Pedro Silva is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a half-back.

This article is about the Portuguese footballer. For other people named Pedro Silva, see Pedro Silva.
Pedro Silva
Personal information
Place of birth Portugal
Place of death Portugal
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929–1934 Benfica 21 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He is mostly known for his five-year spell at Benfica, where he won two major honours.

Career

Silva arrived at Benfica in 1929 and made his debut on 17 February, against Belenenses.[1] He played 10 games in all competitions, scoring seven goals, helping the club win the Campeonato de Portugal.[2][3] The following season, he scored once in five games in the same competition, with Benfica retaining the trophy.[4][5] In 1931–32, he played alongside Guedes Gonçalves, but Benfica only reach the semi-finals of the Campeonato de Portugal.[6][7]

A year later, he played three games in the Campeonato de Lisboa, scoring once, as Benfica won a competition.[8][9] In his last year at Benfica, he only played twice in the Campeonato de Lisboa, subsequently leaving the club with 24 goals in 50 appearances and winning three honours.[10][1]

Honours
Benfica[1]

References

General

  • Tovar, Rui Miguel (2012). Almanaque do Benfica. Portugal: Lua de Papel. ISBN 978-989-23-2087-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Specific

  1. Tovar 2012, p. 741.
  2. Tovar 2012, p. 104.
  3. Tovar 2012, p. 108.
  4. Tovar 2012, p. 111.
  5. Tovar 2012, p. 115.
  6. Tovar 2012, p. 116.
  7. Tovar 2012, p. 119.
  8. Tovar 2012, p. 120.
  9. Tovar 2012, p. 123.
  10. Tovar 2012, p. 125.
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