Elpídio Silva

What stays with me about Elpídio Silva isn't a highlight reel, it's the geography of his career. A striker from Campina Grande who built his name not at home but in Portugal, where 62 goals across 187 Primeira Liga games at Boavista is a genuine club legacy. Then Japan, South Korea, Cyprus. I read that as the resume of a craftsman, not a celebrity, someone who kept scoring while adapting to new languages, climates and tactics season after season. That kind of quiet, portable excellence impresses me far more than fireworks. He is the working striker I always root for.

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Name (English)

Elpídio Silva

Name (Japanese)

エウピジオ・ペレイラ・ダ・シルバ・フィーリョ

Reading

えうぴじお・ぺれいら・だ・しるば・ふぃーりょ

Born

July 19, 1975 (age 51)

Origin

Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

Height

179 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/elpidiosilvaoficial/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elp%C3%ADdio%20Silva
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%82%A6%E3%83%94%E3%82%B8%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AA%E3%83%A7
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1185667

Tags

• Paraíba
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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