Vítor Silva
Portuguese footballer (1909–1982)
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Vítor Marcolino da Silva (20 February 1909 – 21 July 1982) was a Portuguese footballer. Listed by Benfica, as one of the club's best forwards in history, Silva represented the club on 131 official games, scoring 108 goals.[1]
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Vítor Silva in 1928 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Marcolino da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 21 July 1982 (aged 73) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1921–1924 | CIF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1927 | Carcavelinhos | ||
| 1927–1936 | Benfica | 79 | (62) |
| International career | |||
| 1928–1936 | Portugal | 19 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Lisbon, Silva represented Club Internacional de Foot-ball in his early teens, but as club stopped competing; he moved to Hóquei CP, and later Carcavelinhos.[2] In 1927, Benfica made his first paid transfer, when they paid for Silva move. He made his debut on 8 April 1928 in a loss against Sporting.[3][2]
First deployed as an outside forward, he was quickly moved to the center, where his goalscoring abilities made him famous, using the flying header as trademark.[2] Over the next seasons, he won three Campeonato de Portugal, the club first Primeira Liga, assuming captain armband from 1931 to 1934.[4] He retired at only 27 years old, due to a thrombophlebitis, with a match in his honor on 13 September 1937 against Sporting.[2]
Silva returned to his day job of coachtrimmer, also collaborating with Benfica football section for many years.[2]
International career
Silva had 19 caps for Portugal, scoring 8 goals. His first cap came at only 18, on 8 January 1928 in a 2–2 draw with Spain in Lisbon. The highlight of his international career was his presence at the 1928 Football Olympic Tournament,[5] where he played in all the three matches, scoring three goals, one in each of them and being the top scorer for Portugal, who was eliminated at the quarter-finals by Egypt, due to a 1–2 loss.[2] He represented the national team for the last time in a 1–3 loss to Germany in Lisbon on 27 February 1936, in a friendly game.[6]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 April 1928 | Campo do Ameal, Porto, Portugal |  Italy | 3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 27 May 1928 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Chile | 1–2 | 4–2 | Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics |
| 3. | 29 May 1928 | Old Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 4. | 4 June 1928 | Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Egypt | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
| 5. | 1 December 1929 | San Siro, Milan, Italy | Italy | 1–1 | 1–6 | Friendly |
| 6. | 31 May 1931 | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal |  Belgium | 2–2 | 3–2 | |
| 7. | 18 March 1934 | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal |  Spain | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1934 World Cup Qualification |
| 8. | 27 February 1936 | Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal |  Germany | 1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly |
Honours
Benfica[8]
- Primeira Divisão: 1935–36
- Campeonato de Portugal: 1929–30, 1930–31, 1934–35
- Campeonato de Lisboa: 1932–33
