Silvio Carlos de Oliveira (born 1 February 1985), commonly known as Silvio, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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side

FC Wil FC Wil (''Fussball Club Wil 1900'') is a football club based in Wil, Switzerland. They play in the ''Sportpark Bergholz'', which has a total capacity of 6,048. The club has consistently played in the Swiss second tier since regaining promotion in ...

Life and career

Silvio was born in

Mandaguari Mandaguari is a municipality in the state of Paraná in the Southern Region of Brazil. Before World War II "Mandaguari" was called "Lovat". See also *List of municipalities in Paraná This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paran� ...

, Paraná. He joined Swiss club

in February 2006, from Santos. He was signed by

FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a Swiss football club based in Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League 13 times and the Swiss Cup 10 times. The most recent titles a ...

from FC Wil in February 2008. Silvio signed for 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Union Berlin on 6 July 2011, on a three-year deal. On 27 January 2014, he moved to the

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side

Wolfsberger AC Wolfsberger AC, commonly referred to as Wolfsberg or simply WAC, is an Austrian association football club from Wolfsberg, Carinthia, who currently play in the Austrian Bundesliga. Between the 2007–08 and 2011–12 seasons, Wolfsberger AC enter ...

, signing a -year deal.

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Career history at ASF
* 1985 births Living people Association football forwards Brazilian footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Sportspeople from Paraná (state) Santos FC players FC Wil players FC Zürich players FC Lugano players FC Lausanne-Sport players 1. FC Union Berlin players Wolfsberger AC players FC Winterthur players Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players 2. Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate footballers in Austria Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Austria {{Brazil-footy-forward-1980s-stub