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Vítor Silva (footballer, Born 1984)
Vítor Emanuel Cruz da Silva (born 7 January 1984), known simply as Vítor, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. Club career Born in Penafiel, Vítor joined local F.C. Penafiel's youth system in 1993 at the age of nine. He alternated between the second and third divisions in his first eight years as a senior, also representing A.D. Lousada, U.S.C. Paredes and C.F. União. Vítor reached the Primeira Liga in the 2011–12 season, signing for F.C. Paços de Ferreira. He made his debut in the competition on 14 August 2011, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Vitória de Setúbal. Vítor contributed 29 games – 28 starts – and five goals in 2012–13, helping Paços to a best-ever third position with the subsequent qualification for the UEFA Champions League. Midway through the campaign, he was linked with a move to S.L. Benfica, with Jorge Mendes reportedly working to secure a transfer. Also in 2013 but in the off-seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penafiel
Penafiel ( or ) is a Municipalities of Portugal, municipality and former bishopric (now a Latin Catholic titular see) in the Norte Region, Portugal, northern Portugal, Portuguese Porto District, district of Porto. Capital of the Tâmega Subregion, the population was 72,265 in 2011, in an area of . History The region was occupied since pre-history, as evidenced by the proliferation of megalithic monuments, stone settlements and Castro culture, castros. This includes the Menhir of Luzim, a tall stone dating to an occupation of 3–4000 years B.C. Similarly, in the Freguesia, civil parish of Luzim, are the rock engravings that have existed for 3000 years. In addition, there are various rock forts (Castro culture, castros), subject of archaeological studies, such as the archaeological "city of the dead" in Castro of Monte Mozinho, Citânia de Monte Mozinho. One of the largest in the Iberian Peninsula, it was the precursor to the Galician organized community of ''Cividade Gallaeci' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
