Thiago Silva

Thiago Silva is my standing argument that defending is an art form. While strikers collect the highlight reels, he has spent two decades winning duels through positioning and anticipation alone, captaining club and country with a calm that organizes everyone around him. Surviving a serious illness early in his career makes the longevity even more remarkable; playing elite football around forty is nearly unheard of for a centre-back. Three straight Samba Gold awards as the best Brazilian in Europe only confirm what the eye test always said: few defenders of his generation have ever read the game better.

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Name (English)

Thiago Silva

Name (Japanese)

チアゴ・エミリアーノ・ダ・シウバ

Reading

ちあご・えみりあーの・だ・しうば

Born

September 22, 1984 (age 41)

Origin

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Height

183 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rat

Awards & achievements

• 2011 Samba Gold
• 2012 Samba Gold
• 2013 Samba Gold

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thiago%20Silva
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%81%E3%82%A2%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A6%E3%83%90%20(1984%E5%B9%B4%E7%94%9F%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q210453

Tags

• Rio de Janeiro
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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