Cristiano da Silva

There's something quietly admirable about a player like Cristiano da Silva — a Brazilian footballer from the modest town of Campo Mourão in Paraná who's carved out a professional career in a country overflowing with talent. He's not the Cristiano you find on billboards, but that's almost the point: this is the version of the story where grit quietly outlasts the spotlight. Playing as an attacking midfielder or forward for Avaí, he's spent his career in the deep end of Brazilian football's competitive domestic scene, which is no small feat for anyone born in 1987 who's still getting minutes. Not every career is about trophies — some are just about showing up and doing the work in a league that chews people up.

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Name (English)

Cristiano da Silva

Name (Japanese)

クリスティアーノ・ダ・シウヴァ

Reading

くりすてぃあーの・だ・しうゔぁ

Born

January 12, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

Origin

Campo Mourão, Paraná, Brazil

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano%20(footballer%2C%20born%20January%201987)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q537739

Tags

• Paraná
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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