Silvio

Silvio Manuel de Azevedo Ferreira Sa Pereira (born 28 September 1987), known simply as Silvio, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitoria de Guimaraes. A defender, he is equally at ease as a right or left back.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Lisbon, Silvio played youth football with local S.L. Benfica. In summer 2008, he moved straight from the lower leagues with Odivelas F.C. to the Primeira Liga with Rio Ave FC. He made his debut in the competition on 24 August in a 1–1 home draw against Benfica, and finished his second season with 27 appearances to help the Vila do Conde side to the 12th place, above the relegation zone.

In July 2010, Silvio joined S.C. Braga, scoring his first top flight and professional goal on in a 1–0 home win over C.S. Maritimo and playing in 38 official games in his first and only campaign, including nine in the Minho club's runner-up run in the UEFA Europa League; he also began suffering from injury problems in this timeframe.

Atletico Madrid

Silvio was confirmed as an Atletico Madrid player on 19 May 2011, on a five-year deal. He first appeared in La Liga on 28 August in a 0–0 home draw with CA Osasuna in which he played the full 90 minutes. On 20 November he suffered a knee injury against Levante UD, from which he went on to relapse several times.

In early January 2013, Silvio was loaned to Deportivo de La Coruna until the end of the season, reuniting with several countrymen including manager Domingos Paciencia, also his boss at Braga. He featured almost exclusively as left-back during his spell with the Galicians and even managed to score twice, in wins against RC Celta de Vigo (3–1 home victory) and RCD Mallorca (3–2 away win), but his team eventually suffered relegation.

Silvio returned to Benfica on 10 July 2013, joining on a season-long move. His spell was again marred by injuries, the most serious occurring on 10 April 2014 in a Europa League quarter-final

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