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Thiago Silva

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Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense. Regarded as one of the best defenders of all time, he is known for his defensive prowess, discipline, and leadership. Silva began his senior club career in 2002 playing as a midfielder for RS Futebol, and transitioned to a defensive position while at Juventude; he then signed with Porto in 2004, at age 19, and moved to Dynamo Moscow on loan, where he was hospitalized with a near fatal bout of tuberculosis. After recovering, he joined Fluminense and won a Copa do Brasil in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thiago Silva is the 437th most popular soccer player (up from 819th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 186th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Thiago Silva ranks 437 out of 21,273. Before him are Freddie Ljungberg, Daigoro Kondo, Peter Bosz, Shigemaru Takenokoshi, Erik ten Hag, and Yoshinobu Ishii. After him are Wesley Sneijder, Igor Belanov, Jupp Derwall, Ivo Viktor, Toninho Cerezo, and Ferdinand Daučík.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Thiago Silva ranks 8. Before him are Kim Myong-gil, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Mark Zuckerberg, Andrés Iniesta, Fernando Torres, and Arjen Robben. After him are Wesley Sneijder, Basshunter, Carlos Tevez, Khloé Kardashian, Scarlett Johansson, and Robinho.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Thiago Silva ranks 97 out of 2,236. Before him are Hilderaldo Bellini (1930), Reinaldo Arenas (1943), Mauro Ramos (1930), Chico Buarque (1944), Elis Regina (1945), and Telê Santana (1931). After him are Toninho Cerezo (1955), Chico Mendes (1944), Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928), Pepe (1935), Deco (1977), and Princess Francisca of Brazil (1824).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Thiago Silva ranks 43. Before him are Marcelo (1988), Dida (1973), Adriano (1982), Hilderaldo Bellini (1930), Mauro Ramos (1930), and Telê Santana (1931). After him are Toninho Cerezo (1955), Pepe (1935), Deco (1977), Cláudio Taffarel (1966), Amarildo Tavares da Silveira (1939), and Moacir Barbosa Nascimento (1921).

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