How tall is Paulo Silas?

Paulo Silas's listed height is 175 cm (5'9"). He is taller than about 75% of men in Brazil.

Where 175 cm sits among men in Brazil

Taller than about 75% of men in Brazil born in 1965 (average 170.3 cm).

Silas next to his teammates

Careca is 7 cm taller than Paulo Silas (182 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1986 to 1992.

Müller is 3 cm taller than Paulo Silas (178 cm), teammate at Brazil men's national football team from 1986 to 1992.

Nélson Luís Kerchner is 3 cm taller than Paulo Silas (178 cm), teammate at São Paulo FC from 1984 to 1988.

About Paulo Silas

Paulo Silas is a Brazilian football pundit, coach and former professional player, born Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira on 27 August 1965 in Campinas. He is also known as Silas Pereira or simply Silas. He played as a central midfielder and broke through at São Paulo in the mid-1980s.

Silas later played for Sporting CP in Portugal, Cesena and Sampdoria in Italy, and San Lorenzo in Argentina, among others. After winning South American and world titles with the under-20 team in 1985, he earned 34 caps for Brazil between 1986 and 1992. He was chosen for the FIFA World Cup in 1986 and 1990 and the Copa América in 1987 and 1989, winning the latter. He began working as a manager in 2007 and led Avaí in three spells.

At a listed 175 cm (5'9"), Silas is 7 cm shorter than Careca, listed at 182 cm (6'0"), who played with him for the Brazil men's national football team from 1986 to 1992. Müller, listed at 178 cm (5'10"), was a teammate there over the same years and is 3 cm taller, as is Nélson Luís Kerchner, his São Paulo FC teammate from 1984 to 1988.

Frequently asked

How tall is Paulo Silas in feet and inches? Paulo Silas is 5'9" tall, which is 175 cm, 68.9 inches or 1.75 m.

How tall is Paulo Silas compared to Careca? Careca is 7 cm taller than Paulo Silas: 182 cm (6'0") vs 175 cm (5'9").

How tall is Paulo Silas compared to Müller? Müller is 3 cm taller than Paulo Silas: 178 cm (5'10") vs 175 cm (5'9").

How tall is Paulo Silas compared to Nélson Luís Kerchner? Nélson Luís Kerchner is 3 cm taller than Paulo Silas: 178 cm (5'10") vs 175 cm (5'9").

Is Paulo Silas tall for men in Brazil? At 175 cm he is taller than about 75% of men in Brazil born in 1965, whose average height is 170.3 cm.

Sources

• Paulo Silas on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Paulo Silas on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 175 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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