Pedro Alves da Silva (born 25 April 1981) is a Brazilian retired

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who played as a

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Club career

Silva was born in

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. During his early Brazilian career he represented

SE Palmeiras Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (), commonly known as Palmeiras, is a Brazilian professional football club based in the city of São Paulo, in the district of Perdizes. Palmeiras is one of the most popular clubs in South America, with around ...

Figueirense FC Figueirense Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Figueirense, is a Brazilian professional club based in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina founded on 12 June 1921. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian fo ...

and

Esporte Clube Vitória Esporte Clube Vitória, commonly referred to as Vitória, is a Brazilian professional club based in Salvador, Bahia founded on 13 May 1899. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as i ...

(the latter two on loan). He was loaned to

Sport Club Internacional Sport Club Internacional (), commonly known as Internacional or simply Inter, is a Brazilian professional Association football, football club based in Porto Alegre. They play in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, Série A, the first divisio ...

in 2005, then had his first experience abroad with Portuguese club Académica de Coimbra. In October 2006, Silva was signed by

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, with his rights being ''de facto'' controlled by an investment company. He was subsequently loaned to

Santos FC Santos Futebol Clube (), commonly known simply as Santos or Santos FC and nicknamed the ''Peixe'' (; "fish"), is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, a '' bairro'' in the city of Santos. It is also the team with the most goals i ...

and

Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista () is a Brazilian sports club based in the Tatuapé district of São Paulo. Although competing in a number of different sports, Corinthians is mostly known for its professional association football team that plays ...

. Moving abroad again, Silva joined another Portuguese side,

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, for

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350,000. Severely injured in his first season, he eventually won the battle for first-choice status with veteran

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midway through 2008–09, with both sharing duties the following campaign. On 21 March 2009, Silva started in

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of the

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against

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neighbours

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(1–1 after 90 minutes). In the 72nd minute of the game, a controversial

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was awarded and he was

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for a second bookable offence; after the eventual

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loss the player refused to hang up his runner-up medal, throwing it onto the pitch immediately. In August 2009, Sporting acquired the remaining 50% of Silva's rights from Iraty by selling

Rodrigo Tiuí Rodrigo Bonifácio da Rocha (born 4 December 1985 in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo), nicknamed Tiuí, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Clube Atlético Barra da Tijuca as a forward. Football career At Fluminense FC, Tiuí broke into the fir ...

's 50% to the investment group. On 30 August 2010, after being second or third-choice in 2009–10, he was loaned to

Portimonense SC Portimonense Sporting Clube is a Portuguese sports club based in Portimão. Founded on 14 August 1914, it is most notable for its professional football team, which currently plays in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. It a ...

. Silva's contract with Sporting was terminated in late 2011. On 10 December, he returned to his country and joined lowly

Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo, commonly referred to as Novo Hamburgo, is a Brazilian football club based in Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul. It currently plays in Campeonato Gaúcho Série A, the first level of the Rio Grande do Sul state footb ...

Honours

Vitória *

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: 2004 Internacional *

Campeonato Gaúcho The Campeonato Gaúcho Série A1 (Gaúcho Championship A1 Series or Série A1), officially named as Campeonato da Primeira Divisão de Futebol Profissional da FGF - Divisão Especial - Série A1 and commonly known as Campeonato Gaúcho or Gauchã ...

: 2005 Sporting CP *

Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira The Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira (; English: Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup, or simply Portuguese Super Cup) is an annual Portuguese football match played since 1979 between the winners of the Portuguese League (Primeira Liga) and Portuguese ...

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runner-up: 2008–09

References

External links

CBF data
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Futpédia profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Pedro 1981 births Living people Brazilian men's footballers Footballers from Brasília Men's association football fullbacks Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players SE Palmeiras players Figueirense FC players Esporte Clube Vitória players Sport Club Internacional players Santos FC players Iraty Sport Club players Sport Club Corinthians Paulista players ABC Futebol Clube players Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense players Centro Sportivo Alagoano players Primeira Liga players Académica de Coimbra (football) players Sporting CP footballers Portimonense S.C. players Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal