Hernâni Silva

Hernâni Ferreira da Silva (1 September 1931 – 5 April 2001)[1] was a Portuguese football player who played almost his entire career at FC Porto.[2] He was born in Águeda, Portugal and was chosen by Portuguese sports newspaper Record as one of the best 100 Portuguese football players ever.

This article is about Portuguese football player. For Cape Verdean footballer, see Hernâni Borges.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ferreira and the second or paternal family name is Da Silva.
Hernâni
Personal information
Full name Hernâni Ferreira da Silva
Date of birth (1931-09-01)1 September 1931
Place of birth Águeda, Portugal
Date of death 5 April 2001(2001-04-05) (aged 69)
Place of death Porto, Portugal
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950–1952 Porto 22 (5)
1952–1953 Estoril 24 (9)
1953–1964 Porto 233 (123)
International career
1953–1964 Portugal 28 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hernâni made 28 appearances for the Portugal national football team from 1953 to 1964.[3]

Honours
Porto

References
  1. "PERSONALIDADES PORTUGUESAS: Portugal despediu-se do último Marechal" (in Portuguese). Jornal Tribuna de Macau. 2001. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02.
  2. "Hernâni (Hernâni Ferreira da Silva)" (in Portuguese). Fora de Jogo. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
  3. Pierrend, José Luis (2009-12-11). "Portugal - Record International Players". RSSSF.
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