Andrés Silvera

Andrés Silvera

Personal information
Full name	Néstor Andrés Silvera
Date of birth	(1977-03-14) March 14, 1977
Place of birth	Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre forward
Club information
Current club	Banfield
Youth career
	C.A.I.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1997	C.A.I.	39	(19)
1998–1999	Huracán	29	(6)
1999–2001	Unión	67	(21)
2001–2003	Independiente	58	(22)
2003–2006	UANL Tigres	78	(45)
2006–2009	San Lorenzo	90	(37)
2009–2011	Independiente	64	(18)
2011–2012	Belgrano	22	(2)
2012–	Banfield	25	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:35, 2 October 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Néstor Andrés Silvera (born 14 March 1977) is an Argentine football striker who plays for Club Atlético Banfield in Argentina. He has also played for a number of other clubs in the Argentine Primera División, as well as UANL Tigres in Mexico.

Playing career

Silvera began his career in 1994 with his hometown team Comisión de Actividades Infantiles. He played for them in the lower leagues for 3 seasons, before transferring to Huracán in the Argentine Primera División. After one season, he moved on to Unión.

In 2001, Silvera was signed by Independiente. During the 2002 Apertura tournament he played an important role in helping Independiente claim their first Argentine league title in eight years. He was the top scorer of the tournament with 16 goals.

In 2003, Silvera was sold to Mexican side UANL Tigres, where he became top scorer in the Primera División de México for the 2004 Clausura tournament.

In 2006, he returned to Argentine football with San Lorenzo, and in 2007 he helped the club to win the Clausura tournament.

In 2009, Silvera returned to Independiente. He was part of the team that ended up as champion of the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.

In 2011, Silvera joined Belgrano de Córdoba.

Titles

Independiente

• Argentine Primera División (1): 2002 Apertura
• Copa Sudamericana (1): 2010

San Lorenzo

• Argentine Primera División (1): 2007 Clausura

Individual honours

• Goleador (top scorer), Primera Division: Apertura 2002.

• Goleador (top scorer) Primera División de México: Clausura 2004.

External links

• Argentine Primera statistics at Fútbol XXI (Spanish)
• Profile at Football-Lineups