SOCCER PLAYER

Francisco Silva

1986 - Today

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Francisco Andrés 'Gato' Silva Gajardo (born 11 February 1986), known as Francisco Silva, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club UD Montijo. He is considered one of the greatest Chilean defensive midfielders of all time. His winning penalty in Copa America Centenario gave Chile their second consecutive Copa America title. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Francisco Silva is the 15,967th most popular soccer player (down from 11,832nd in 2024), the 312th most popular biography from Chile (down from 283rd in 2019) and the 174th most popular Chilean Soccer Player.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Francisco Silva ranks 1,215Before him are Jenna Marbles, Ana Radović, Becca Tobin, Kenji Suzuki, Aziz Ibragimov, and Katie Taylor. After him are Kazuhito Esaki, Yoshimi Yamashita, Yuriy Cheban, Nevin Galmarini, Keisuke Funatani, and Natko Zrnčić-Dim.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, Francisco Silva ranks 312 out of 321Before him are Paul Capdeville (1983), Amane Beriso Shankule (1991), Rodrigo Núñez (1977), Júnior Fernándes (1988), Carlos Villanueva (1986), and Carolina Ruiz Castillo (1981). After him are Carlos Palacios (2000), Gabriel Suazo (1997), Igor Lichnovsky (1994), Cristopher Toselli (1988), Moisés Villarroel (1976), and Benjamín Kuscevic (1996).

Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Chile

Among soccer players born in Chile, Francisco Silva ranks 174Before him are Paulo Díaz (1994), Sebastián González (1978), Cristián Álvarez (1980), Rodrigo Núñez (1977), Júnior Fernándes (1988), and Carlos Villanueva (1986). After him are Carlos Palacios (2000), Gabriel Suazo (1997), Igor Lichnovsky (1994), Cristopher Toselli (1988), Moisés Villarroel (1976), and Benjamín Kuscevic (1996).