My Take
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.
Overview
Cristiano da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese: [kɾisˈtʃjɐnu dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; born 12 January 1987), simply known as Cristiano, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as either an attacking midfielder or a forward for Avaí.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 183 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.