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, 2008

Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes, aka Silas (born September 1, 1976 in Lisbon), is a Portuguese footballer. He currently plays midfielder for C.F. Os Belenenses.

After debuting professionally with local club Atlético Clube de Portugal, Silas emigrated to Spain, representing modest AD Ceuta, who loaned him for one season to Elche 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-coming José Mourinho and, the season after, debuted with the national team, on 3 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 by Dave 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 (now Glenn Hoddle) he was loaned out to another Portuguese club, this time C.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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