Luís Carlos da Silva Matos (born 14 August 1958), better known as Silva, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
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| Full name | Luís Carlos da Silva Matos | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 14 August 1958 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –1978 | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–1982 | Botafogo | ||||||||||||||||
| 1981 | → Vitória (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1982 | → América-RN (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | América-RN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | ABC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Fortaleza | ||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | América-RN | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | Ferroviário | ||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Rio Branco-SP | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Sobradinho | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Gama | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Brazil Olympic | 11 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Career edit
Great standout in Botafogo's youth sectors, he played for the club in the early 80s. On loan, he was successful in football in Rio Grande do Norte, both for América de Natal and ABC. He was also Ceará champion with Fortaleza in 1985. He ended his career in the early 90s, in football in the Federal District.[1]
International career edit
Silva was part of the Olympic team of Brazil in 1979, being champion of the San Juan Pan American Games, being one of the competition's top scorers, and of the 1980 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament this time without repeating the success and not qualifying for Moscow.[2]
Honours edit
Brazil edit
- Brazil Olympic
- Individual
- 1979 Pan American Games top scorer: 4 goals
Clubs edit
- América de Natal
- Campeonato Potiguar: 1982, 1987
- ABC
- Campeonato Potiguar: 1983, 1984
- Fortaleza
- Campeonato Cearense: 1985
Youth edit
- Botafogo
- Campeonato Carioca Sub-20: 1977, 1978
- Rio de Janeiro
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Seleções Júnior: 1978
References edit
- ^ "O atacante e goleador Silva". Datafogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira Restritiva (Brazilian National Restrictive Team) 1979-1983". RSSSF Brasil. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
External links edit
- Silva at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)