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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vítor Emanuel Cruz da Silva[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Penafiel, Portugal[1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Paredes | ||
| 1993–2003 | Penafiel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Penafiel | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Lousada | 38 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Paredes | 23 | (0) |
| 2006–2011 | Penafiel | 89 | (18) |
| 2007–2008 | → União Madeira (loan) | 36 | (4) |
| 2011–2013 | Paços Ferreira | 59 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | Sporting CP | 8 | (2) |
| 2014 | Sporting CP B | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Reus | 96 | (10) |
| 2019 | Deportivo La Coruña | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Feirense | 17 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Lusitânia | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 377 | (43) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
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.[2]
Vítor reached the Primeira Liga in the 2011–12 season, signing for F.C. Paços de Ferreira.[3] He made his debut in the competition on 14 August 2011, starting in a 2–1 away loss against Vitória de Setúbal.[4]
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.[5] Midway through the campaign, he was linked with a move to S.L. Benfica, with Jorge Mendes reportedly working to secure a transfer.[6]
Also in 2013 but in the off-season, Vítor joined another Lisbon side, Sporting CP.[7] On 26 August of the following year he signed with CF Reus Deportiu, moving to the Spaniards alongside teammate Rúben Semedo who arrived on loan.[8][9]
On 31 August 2018, after Reus' registration problems meant that Vítor could not play for the club during the first half of the campaign, he terminated his contract.[10] On 5 March 2019, following a period of trial, he signed with Deportivo de La Coruña also of the Spanish Segunda División.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Vítor Silva" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Após pesadelo no Reus, Vítor Silva treina no Deportivo" [Following nightmare at Reus, Vítor Silva trains with Deportivo] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Paços de Ferreira vence em Penafiel na apresentação aos sócios" [Paços de Ferreira win in Penafiel in presentation to associates]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "V. Setúbal é a primeira equipa a vencer na primeira jornada" [V. Setúbal are the first team to win in first round] (in Portuguese). TSF. 14 August 2011. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Paços defende sonho frente ao Zenit" [Paços defend dream against Zenit] (in Portuguese). UEFA. 14 August 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (23 January 2013). "P. Ferreira: Vítor orgulhoso com a hipótese Benfica" [P. Ferreira: Vítor proud of Benfica possibility] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Leões garantem Vítor" [Lions confirm Vítor]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 September 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "Vítor Silva i Rubén Semedo darreres incorporacions" [Vítor Silva and Rubén Semedo the last additions] (in Catalan). Reus Deportiu. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "De la 'Champions' a la Segunda B, el pase de Vítor al Reus causa extrañeza" [From Champions to Segunda B, Vítor move to Reus raises eyebrows]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ Gallofré, Josep (3 September 2018). "El adiós prematuro del mago portugués del Reus" [The premature farewell of Reus' Portuguese magician]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Vítor Silva se queda en el Deportivo" [Vítor Silva stays at Deportivo] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
