Andrés Silvera

Andrés Silvera
Personal information
Full name Néstor Andrés Silvera
Date of birth (1977-03-14) March 14, 1977
Place of birth Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut, Argentina
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Youth career
C.A.I.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1994–1997 C.A.I. 39 (19)
1998–1999 Huracán 29 (6)
1999–2001 Unión 67 (21)
2001–2003 Independiente 58 (22)
2003–2006 Tigres UANL 78 (45)
2006–2009 San Lorenzo 90 (37)
2009–2011 Independiente 64 (18)
2011–2012 Belgrano 22 (2)
2012–2013 Banfield 29 (3)
2013-2014 C.A.I. -- (--)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Néstor Andrés Silvera (born 14 March 1977) is a former Argentine football striker. He has played for a number of other clubs in the Argentine Primera División, as well as Tigres UANL in Mexico.

With 45 goals, Silvera is the fifth all-time highest goalscorer of Tigres UANL.

Playing career

Silvera began his career in 1994 with his hometown team Comisión de Actividades Infantiles. He played for them in the lower leagues for 3 seasons, before transferring to Huracán in the Argentine Primera División. After one season, he moved on to Unión.

In 2001, Silvera was signed by Independiente. During the 2002 Apertura tournament he played an important role in helping Independiente claim their first Argentine league title in eight years. He was the top scorer of the tournament with 16 goals.

In 2003, Silvera was sold to Mexican side Tigres UANL, where he became top scorer in the Primera División de México for the 2004 Clausura tournament.

In 2006, he returned to Argentine football with San Lorenzo, and in 2007 he helped the club to win the Clausura tournament.

In 2009, Silvera returned to Independiente. He was part of the team that ended up as champion of the 2010 Copa Sudamericana.

In 2011, Silvera joined Belgrano de Córdoba.

Titles

Independiente
San Lorenzo

Individual honours

External links

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