Darío Silva
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| Darío Silva | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darío Debray Silva Pereira | |
| Date of birth | November 2, 1972 | |
| Place of birth | Treinta y Tres, Uruguay | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1992 1993–1994 1995–1998 1995 1998–1999 1999–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 |
Defensor Sporting Peñarol Cagliari → Peñarol (loan) Espanyol Málaga CF Sevilla Portsmouth |
18 (4) 44 (27) 89 (20) 12 (8) 15 (3) 100 (36) 48 (9) 13 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1994–2005 | Uruguay | 49 (14) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Darío Debray Silva Pereira (born November 2, 1972 in Treinta y Tres), commonly known as Darío Silva, is a footballer who played as a striker and has recently come out of retirement following serious injury. He represented Uruguay 46 times at the international level, scoring 14 goals, and retired from international football after Uruguay failed to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Silva began his career in 1991 when he joined Defensor Sporting Club. From there he moved on to play for Peñarol and Cagliari Calcio, where he was nicknamed "Sa pibinca", the Sardinian word for nuisance, due to his frenzied attacking style. He then played for Espanyol, Malaga and Sevilla. After spending two years in La Liga with Sevilla FC, Silva decided to cancel the last year of his contract after discovering he was not in manager Joaquin Caparros's plans for their new campaign. He joined Portsmouth on a free transfer from Sevilla in 2005, signing a two-year deal. However, the former international failed to make an impact after suffering an ankle injury, and after scoring just three goals in 15 appearances he was released from his contract on February 14, 2006.[1] His three goals came against Charlton,[2] Sunderland,[3] and Ipswich Town in the FA Cup.[4]
[edit] Car accident
On September 23, 2006, Silva was seriously injured in a car accident in Montevideo. The accident occurred as Silva lost control of his pick-up truck and was thrown from the vehicle, colliding with a street light post. In the impact Silva fractured his skull, knocking him unconscious and suffering a compound fracture on his right leg. At the time of the accident Silva was traveling with two other ex-footballers, Elbio Papa and Dardo Pereira who were not seriously injured.[5]
On the day of the accident, a team of five made the decision to amputate his leg below the knee, and Silva underwent an operation which lasted for 3 and a half hours. He was put into a medically induced coma for the amputation.[6] After the operation, there were fears that the amputation would become infected,[7] however, his condition was declared stable a few days later as he recovered at Montevideo's La Española hospital. Staff at the hospital expected Silva to make a full recovery.[8] After difficulty with coming to terms with the accident,[9] Silva left the hospital on October 5 and returned to his home in Montevideo with the plan of receiving a prosthetic leg in Italy to help him walk and run without the aid of crutches.
Dario Silva has spent the past two years attending rehabilitation and physiotherapy, learning how to best use his prosthetic leg, the results of which have been remarkable with Silva joining a local semi-professional team Les Bastilles, plundering a whopping 40 goals in 31 games. Da Silva regularly takes part in local marathons and sponsored runs with able bodied people and reports no ill effects. Da Silva has stated that having a 2 year break from the game has allowed him to become mentally tougher, he also believes his body is in fantastic condition and his strength and power have increased since his accident in 2006. [10][11]
[edit] After retirement
On October 6, 2006, news reports suggested that Silva was offered a job as a football pundit in his native Uruguay. However, pending the success of his prosthesis, he has expressed a desire to return to the game as a player coach.[12]
In November 2006, the British newspaper Daily Mail reported that Silva aimed to make the 2012 Olympics as a rower.[13][14]
Dario Silva took the pitch again on January 13, 2009 after a 3 year absence, taking part in a charity match between Uruguay XI and the Argentina XI for the “Fundación Niños con Alas” (Winged Children Foundation). Showing he still has it he not only played but stepped up to score a penalty. A number of scouts regularly attend matches and speculation mounts on a spectacular and unexpected return to professional football in the U.S.A. MLS League. He has been recently linked with a return to football with a whole host of American and Australian sides linked, he has believed to have been on trial at MLS side Toronto FC in December 2008.
[edit] References
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Portsmouth | Redknapp lets Silva leave Pompey
- ^ "Portsmouth 1-2 Charlton". BBC. 22 October 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4344550.stm. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Sunderland 1-4 Portsmouth". BBC. 29 October 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4366688.stm. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ "Ipswich 0-1 Portsmouth". BBC. 7 January 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/4565218.stm. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- ^ http://www.fifa.com/en/mens/index/0,2527,122519,00.html?articleid=122519
- ^ CNN.com - Silva loses leg after car accident - Sep 25, 2006
- ^ "Silva hurt in Uruguay car crash", BBC Sport, 25 September 2006. Link retrieved 25 September 2006.
- ^ UPDATE 1-Former Uruguay striker Silva has leg amputated
- ^ TEAMtalk Football News | World Football | Football News from TEAMtalk
- ^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Portsmouth | Silva leaves hospital after crash
- ^ UEFA.com interview with Silva
- ^ Goal.com - Spain - Dario Silva Feeling Optimistic About Future
- ^ Football Gossip, BBC Sport, November 11, 2006.
- ^ Silva Won’t Let Chip post anymore pictures of himself
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