Walter Silvani

Argentine footballer

Walter Silvani
Personal information
Full name	Walter Gustavo Silvani Ríos
Date of birth	(1971-05-11) 11 May 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Quilmes, Argentina
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1983–1988	River Plate
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1996	River Plate	132	(24)
1994	→ Argentinos Juniors (loan)	17	(4)
1996	→ Universidad de Chile (loan)	21	(9)
1997	Extremadura	22	(7)
1997–2001	Salamanca	104	(18)
1997–2001	Las Palmas	27	(7)
2001–2002	Pachuca	38	(16)
2003	Al Wasl
2003–2004	Newell's Old Boys	48	(11)
2004	Estudiantes	10	(1)
2005	Liverpool Montevideo	9	(2)
International career
1992	Argentina U23	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Walter Gustavo Silvani Ríos (born May 11, 1971, in Quilmes, Argentina) is a former Argentine footballer. He played for clubs in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Spain, Uruguay, and United Arab Emirates. He played as an attacker.

Teams

River Plate 1989–1994^[2]^[3]^[4]
Argentinos Juniors 1994^[2]
River Plate 1995^[2]
Universidad de Chile 1996^[5]^[6]
Extremadura 1997^[2]^[3]
Salamanca 1997–2000^[7]
Las Palmas 2000–2001^[2]
Pachuca 2001–2002^[8]
Al Wasl 2003^[3]
Newell's Old Boys 2003–2004^[3]
Estudiantes de La Plata 2004^[3]
Liverpool 2005^[3]

International

Argentina U23 1992^[9]

Personal life

Since he was a child, Silvani is nicknamed Cuqui or Cucurucho, like the ice cream cones.^[7]

Titles

River Plate 1989–90, 1991, 1993 and 1994
Pachuca 2001, CONCACAF Champion's Cup 2002

References

^ "Walter Silvani". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "¿Qué fue de….Walter Silvani?". Futbol Sapiens (in Spanish). 8 December 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Qué es de la vida de Walter Silvani, el resistido delantero de River que encontró reconocimiento en España". Todo Noticias (in Spanish). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ "Silvani y su gol de oro a Boca: el día de gloria del delantero más insultado por River". ESPN.com.co (in Spanish). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ "Deporte en síntesis". LA NACION (in Spanish). 27 February 1996. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ "Universidad de Chile 1996 - Campeonato Nacional". www.solofutbol.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b "El Cuqui Silvani regresa a Salamanca con el Santa Marta". Diario AS (in Spanish). 13 May 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ "Walter Silvani no se olvida". www.reforma.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
^ "Preolímpico 1992: la selección que no podía perder y pasó del fracaso a un escándalo que alcanzó a la hija del presidente". LA NACION (in Spanish). 19 July 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.