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Darío Silva

1972 - Today

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Darío Debray Silva Pereira (born 2 November 1972) is a Uruguayan retired professional footballer who played as a striker. After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Cagliari, he spent the following seven years of his career in Spain – scoring 48 La Liga goals in 163 games, mostly for Málaga – before moving to England. He suffered a serious car accident shortly after leaving Portsmouth, which caused him to lose a leg and effectively end his career. Amongst other tournaments, Silva represented Uruguay at the 2002 World Cup, winning nearly 50 caps. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Darío Silva is the 5,420th most popular soccer player (down from 4,191st in 2024), the 252nd most popular biography from Uruguay (down from 218th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular Uruguayan Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Darío Silva ranks 5,420 out of 21,273. Before him are Jean-François Larios, Federico Fazio, Andreas Thom, Jorge Bolaño, Saguier Carreras, and Vagner da Silva Sarti. After him are Silvia Neid, Duván Zapata, Oriol Romeu, Blaise Nkufo, Giampaolo Pazzini, and Umberto Colombo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Darío Silva ranks 347. Before him are Kerr Smith, Kai Wegner, Darren Hayes, Radek Bejbl, Jacinda Barrett, and Alfred Schreuder. After him are Gretchen Mol, Derartu Tulu, Piotr Świerczewski, Andrei Chemerkin, Peter Dubovský, and Roberto Acuña.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, Darío Silva ranks 252 out of 444. Before him are Asdrúbal Fontes Bayardo (1922), Darwin Núñez (1999), Rodolfo Nin Novoa (1948), Walter Corbo (1949), Rúben Bareño (1944), and Martín Lasarte (1961). After him are Martín Vázquez (1969), Cayetano Saporiti (1887), Walter Pandiani (1976), Baudilio Jáuregui (1945), Humberto Tomasina (1898), and Oscar Zubía (1946).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Uruguay

Among soccer players born in Uruguay, Darío Silva ranks 143. Before him are Marcelo Zalayeta (1978), José Naya (1896), Darwin Núñez (1999), Walter Corbo (1949), Rúben Bareño (1944), and Martín Lasarte (1961). After him are Cayetano Saporiti (1887), Walter Pandiani (1976), Baudilio Jáuregui (1945), Humberto Tomasina (1898), Oscar Zubía (1946), and Rodrigo Bentancur (1997).

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