Silas (Portuguese footballer)

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Personal information
Silas
Full name	Jorge Manuel Rebelo Fernandes
Date of birth	September 1, 1976 (1976-09-01) (age 31)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Os Belenenses
Number	10
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1998 1998–2003 2003–2006 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–	Ceuta União de Leiria Wolverhampton Wanderers → C.S. Marítimo (loan) → Os Belenenses (loan) Os Belenenses	034 00(7) 102 0(34) 009 00(0) 017 00(3) 025 00(4) 026 00(5)
National team²
2003	Portugal	003 00(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 31, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of December 31, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Jorge Fernandes also known as Silas (born September 1, 1976 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer. He currently plays for Os Belenenses.

Silas first made his name at União de Leiria, with whom he achieved a series of top 6 league finishes and made the Cup final in 2003. He also spent some of his Leiria career working under Jose Mourinho. During his time here he won three caps for Portugal, making debut on 3 April 2003 in a 1-0 friendly win over Macedonia. He later played in friendlies against Paraguay and Bolivia.

He signed for newly-promoted English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2003 for an initial fee of £1million. Despite then-manager Dave Jones splashing that amount of cash on the midfielder, Silas endured a frustrating time in England - failing to settle and also failing to establish himself in the Wolves squad. During their doomed season he made a mere 9 appearances in the Premier League, 14 for the club in total.

At the end of that season he joined Portuguese First Division club CS Marítimo on a season-long loan, making 17 appearances and scoring 3 goals. The following season, still not featuring in the Wolves manager's plans (now Glenn Hoddle) he was loaned out to another Portuguese club, this time Os Belenenses.

At the end of the 2005/06 season, having made 28 appearances for Belenenses and scoring 7 goals, he decided to make his move permanent - joining them on a free transfer as his contract at Wolves had expired.