Vítor Silva

Vítor Marcolino da Silva (20 February 1909 – 21 July 1982) was a Portuguese footballer. Listed by Benfica, as one of the club's best forwards in history, Silva represented the club on 131 official games, scoring 108 goals.

Club career Born in Lisbon, Silva represented Club Internacional de Foot-ball in his early teens, but as club stopped competing; he moved to Hóquei CP, and later Carcavelinhos.

First deployed as an outside forward, he was quickly moved to the center, where his goalscoring abilities made him famous, using the flying header as trademark. where he played in all the three matches, scoring three goals, one in each of them and being the top scorer for Portugal, who was eliminated at the quarter-finals by Egypt, due to a 1–2 loss.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 15 April 1928 Campo do Ameal, Porto, Portugal 3–1 4–1 Friendly 2. 27 May 1928 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1–2 4–2 Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics 3. 29 May 1928 Old Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1–0 2–1 4. 4 June 1928 Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1–2 1–2 5. 1 December 1929 San Siro, Milan, Italy 1–1 1–6 Friendly 6. 31 May 1931 Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal 2–2 3–2 7. 18 March 1934 Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal 1–0 1–2 1934 World Cup Qualification 8. 27 February 1936 Estádio do Lumiar, Lisbon, Portugal 1–3 1–3 Friendly

Honours Benfica Primeira Divisão: 1935–36 Campeonato de Portugal: 1929–30, 1930–31, 1934–35 Campeonato de Lisboa: 1932–33