Chico Silva (footballer, born 1978)

Francisco Miguel Soares Silva (born 9 May 1978 in Lamego, Viseu District), known as Chico Silva, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left-back.

Chico Silva

Personal information
Full name	Francisco Miguel Soares Silva[1]
Date of birth	(1978-05-09) 9 May 1978 (age 47)[1]
Place of birth	Lamego, Portugal
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
1991–1994	Cracks Lamego
1994–1996	Lamego
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–1999	Lamego
1999–2001	Vilanovense	59	(5)
2002–2003	Belenenses	8	(1)
2003–2005	Dragões Sandinenses	65	(6)
2005–2006	União Madeira	20	(0)
2006–2007	Trofense	26	(0)
2007–2009	Paços Ferreira	41	(2)
2009–2013	Oliveirense	91	(5)
Total		310	(19)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

His older brother, Jorge, was also a footballer.^[2]