Andrés da Silva

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is da Silva and the second or maternal family name is Vega.
Andrés da Silva
Personal information
Full name Andrés da Silva Vega
Date of birth 21 March 1921
Place of birth Callao, Peru
Date of death 21 March 1994(1994-03-21) (aged 73)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1943 Sport Boys 18 (0)
1944–1955 Universitario 155 (?)
International career
1947–1949 Peru 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrés da Silva Vega (21 March 1921 – 21 March 1994) was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as defender.

Playing career

Club career

Nicknamed El Mariscal (the Marshal), Andrés da Silva is one of the emblematic figures of Universitario de Deportes, where he played 155 matches between 1944 and 1955 and won three Peruvian championships in 1945, 1946, and 1949.[2] He had, however, begun his career with Sport Boys in 1942, the year he won his first Peruvian championship before transferring to Universitario in 1944 for 1,200 soles.[3]

He ended his career with Universitario in 1955 following an injury caused by a collision with Sport Boys striker Jorge Lama, from which he never recovered.[3]

International career

A Peruvian international from 1947 to 1949, Andrés da Silva played nine matches (without scoring a goal) for the national team,[4] including three in the 1947 South American Championship in Ecuador and six in the 1949 tournament in Brazil. He and his team finished third in the latter tournament.

Honours

Sport Boys

Universitario de Deportes

References

  1. ^ Andrés da Silva at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b "Andrés da Silva, el «Mariscal»" [Andrés da Silva, the "Marshal"]. Club Universitario de Deportes (in Spanish). 21 March 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Roberto Castro (30 May 2012). "Andrés da Silva: En resguardo del Mariscal" [Andrés da Silva: Under the protection of the Marshal]. De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  4. ^ José Luis Pierrend (14 February 2025). "Peru-Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
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