Chico Gordo

Bernardo Francisco da Silva, known as Chico Gordo (2 October 1949 – 22 November 2000) was an Angolan football player. He also held Portuguese citizenship.

Chico Gordo

Personal information
Full name	Bernardo Francisco da Silva
Date of birth	(1949-10-02)2 October 1949
Place of birth	Lobito, Angola
Date of death	22 November 2000(2000-11-22) (aged 51)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1971	Porto	32	(3)
1971–1972	Tirsense	28	(8)
1974–1975	Lusitânia Lourosa	0	(0)
1975–1980	Braga	145	(76)
1980–1982	Vitória de Setúbal	48	(13)
1982–1983	Beira-Mar	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played 11 seasons and 230 games in the Primeira Liga, mostly for Braga and also for Porto, Tirsense and Vitória de Setúbal.^[1]

Club career

He made his professional debut in the Primeira Liga for Porto on 15 September 1968 in a 1–3 loss to Vitória de Setúbal.^[2]