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Silas Pereira

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Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira (born 27 August 1965), also known as Paulo Silas, Silas Pereira or simply Silas, is a Brazilian football pundit, coach, and former professional player. In his playing career as a central midfielder, he broke through at São Paulo in the mid-1980s, before playing for Sporting CP in Portugal, Cesena and Sampdoria in Italy, and San Lorenzo in Argentina among others. After winning South American and world titles with the under-20 team in 1985, he earned 34 caps for Brazil between 1986 and 1992. He was chosen for the FIFA World Cup in 1986 and 1990 and the Copa América in 1987 and 1989, winning the latter. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2024). Silas Pereira is the 2,090th most popular soccer player (down from 1,607th in 2024), the 433rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 357th in 2019) and the 210th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Silas Pereira ranks 2,090 out of 21,273. Before him are Waldir Peres, Yassine Bounou, Thomas Vermaelen, Mustapha Hadji, Jurandir de Freitas, and Zoltán Varga. After him are Rui Jordão, Giacomo Bulgarelli, Agustín Balbuena, József Tóth, Temur Ketsbaia, and Myung Rye-hyun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Silas Pereira ranks 182. Before him are Alon Abutbul, Jonathan Glazer, Mathilda May, Muggsy Bogues, Vicky Vette, and Michael E. Brown. After him are Suge Knight, Jocelyn Angloma, Paweł Adamowicz, Shinichirō Watanabe, Dexter Holland, and Kim Bodnia.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Silas Pereira ranks 433 out of 2,236. Before him are Edu (1949), Roberto de Assis Moreira (1971), Jaime Lerner (1937), Lygia Fagundes Telles (1923), Waldir Peres (1951), and Jurandir de Freitas (1940). After him are José Faria (1933), José Lázaro Robles (1924), Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues (1892), Diego (1985), Rodolpho Barteczko (1910), and Doca (1903).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Silas Pereira ranks 210. Before him are Denílson Custódio Machado (1943), José de Anchieta Fontana (1940), Edu (1949), Roberto de Assis Moreira (1971), Waldir Peres (1951), and Jurandir de Freitas (1940). After him are José Lázaro Robles (1924), Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues (1892), Diego (1985), Rodolpho Barteczko (1910), Doca (1903), and George Yonashiro (1950).

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