Luís Jorge Pinto da Silva (born 4 December 1975) is a Portuguese former professional

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who played mainly as a defensive midfielder. He amassed

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totals of 127 matches and one goal over nine seasons, mainly in representation of Boavista for whom he also appeared at other levels.

Club career

Silva was born in Porto. Having emerged from local

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's youth ranks he was promoted to the first team in 1994, but took time to establish himself in the early years, serving two loans until 1998 ( Académica de Coimbra and

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, both in the second division). Silva returned to Boavista subsequently, and went on to be a relatively important part in the club's historical

conquest in 2000–01, assuming defensive duties in midfield with

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. He featured heavily as the ''Axadrezados'' progressed to the following season's UEFA Champions League second group stage, adding a semi-final run in the UEFA Cup the next year. Starting in January 2005, Silva then played two and a half years at S.C. Beira-Mar, being relegated from the top flight in his last, after which he moved to

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also in the second level. In 2008, he returned to Boavista as the last survivor of the league-winning squad, as the club was in a severe financial crisis in division two, ultimately being relegated for the second consecutive time. In summer 2010, at nearly 35, Silva signed with another northern team,

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of the third tier. He retired in June of the following year, beginning a coaching career immediately as he was appointed assistant manager at

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International career

In 2002, the year after Boavista's league conquest, Silva collected two caps for Portugal. He made his debut on 7 September, coming on as a late substitute in a 1–1

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draw against England at Villa Park.

Personal life

Silva's sons, Fábio and Jorge, are also professional footballers. Both were developed at Porto.

Honours

Boavista *

: 2000–01 Beira-Mar * Segunda Liga: 2005–06

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Jorge 1975 births Living people Portuguese footballers Footballers from Porto Association football midfielders Association football utility players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Segunda Divisão players Boavista F.C. players Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players U.D. Leiria players S.C. Beira-Mar players C.D. Feirense players Gondomar S.C. players Portugal youth international footballers Portugal under-21 international footballers Portugal B international footballers Portugal international footballers Portuguese football managers A.D. Nogueirense managers