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Thiago Silva
File:Thiagosilva.jpg
Personal information
Full name Thiago Emiliano da Silva
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan

Thiago Emiliano da Silva, or simply Thiago Silva (September 22, 1984), is a Brazilian central defender is under contract with Milan, and will be officially registered in July 2009. He joined Milan as a free agent after his contract with Fluminense expired.

Club career

As a youngster, Thiago Silva trained with Fluminense but was not signed by the club when he grew older. He was, however, offered a professional contract by tiny Rio Grande do Sul state club RS Futebol, in the south of Brazil, and was then quickly picked up by nearby Juventude, with whom he had an excellent debut season in the First Division in 2004.

By this time Thiago Silva, formerly a right winger who also had spells in midfield and at full-back, had been converted into a centre-back. And he was good enough to attract the attention of European clubs. Firstly he played for Porto then became one of the shopping list of Dynamo.[1] In that transfer window, Thiago move along with other Portugese Liga player likes Derlei, Cícero, Danny Alves and Nuno Frechaut. But spells with Porto and Dynamo Moscow were blighted by injuries and illness, and he returned to Brazil to rebuild his career with the club he supported in his youth. Fluminense finished fourth in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, conceding only 39 goals in 38 games and winning the Copa do Brasil.

In December 2008, Thiago Silva joined AC Milan under an agreement and will be officially registered to play in July 2009. Technically he will join as a free agent.[citation needed] He was call-up to a club friendly with against Hannover 96 on January 21, 2009.[2]

International career

Olympic medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Football
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team Competition

Thiago Silva was selected by Dunga to play for Brazil in the 2008 Summer Olympics. As has long been the case for the Olympic football tournament. He was one of two players over 23 years of age, the other one being Ronaldinho, playing 3 matches. Before the Olympics started he earned his only two caps in friendlies against Singapore and Vietnam.

Honours

Fluminense

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Derlei leads Dinamo influx". UEFA.com. 2005-01-10. Retrieved 2009-01-15.
  2. ^ http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=78818
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