Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Antônio da Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 13 June 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | Flamengo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | SV Eintracht Trier 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Flamengo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1997 | Sportfreunde Eisbachtal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1999 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2003 | SV Wehen | 86 | (22) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 90 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | VfB Stuttgart | 48 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Karlsruher SC | 28 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | → FC Basel (loan) | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | Borussia Dortmund | 27 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | MSV Duisburg | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:56, 25 November 2012 (UTC). |
Antônio da Silva (born 13 June 1978) is a Brazilian footballer who is currently a free agent.
Da Silva began his professional career with Eintracht Frankfurt in 1997, but did not play any league matches. In 1999 he moved to SV Wehen of Regionalliga Süd. Four years later, he joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 where he completed 90 domestic league matches, before being transferred to VfB Stuttgart in 2006. He won the German Bundesliga during his time there, in the 2006–07 season. He then moved to Karlsruher SC but was put on loan to Swiss side FC Basel after just one season. For the 2010–11 season, he returned to the Bundesliga by signing a one-year contract with Borussia Dortmund. On 21 April 2011, he signed a new one-year contract with Borussia. He left the club at the end of the 2011–12 season.