Darío Silva

Darío Silva, Uruguayan footballer and coach

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Born: November 2, 1972
Age in 2026: 54
Zodiac sign: Scorpio
Birth year: 1972

About Darío Silva

Darío Debray Silva Pereira is a Uruguayan retired professional footballer who played as a striker. In his last season he helped the club return to Serie A, posting his best individual record with 13 goals; during his three-year spell, he also briefly returned to Peñarol on loan. Silva was crucial in helping Uruguay qualify for the 2002 World Cup, scoring the first of their three goals against Australia during the second leg of the 2001 OFC–CONMEBOL play-off in Montevideo. Silva retired from international play after Uruguay failed to qualify to the 2006 World Cup, having played 49 times and scored 14 goals.

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Darío Silva timeline

2002Silva was crucial in helping Uruguay qualify for the 2002 World Cup, scoring the first of their three goals against Australia during the second leg of the 2001 OFC–CONMEBOL play-off in Montevideo.
2006Silva retired from international play after Uruguay failed to qualify to the 2006 World Cup, having played 49 times and scored 14 goals.

The world when Darío Silva was born

Darío Silva was born in 1972. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1972

#1 song"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
Top movieThe Godfather
Top TV showAll in the Family
Best-selling bookJonathan Livingston Seagull – Richard Bach

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMark Spitz wins 7 gold medals at Munich Olympics
Top headlineWatergate break-in begins Nixon's downfall
Technology milestoneAtari founded
Defining fadPong (first mainstream video game)
Notable inventionPong video game
World population3.85 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population209.9M

1972 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Darío Silva's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1972	2026
Gas	$0.36	$3.45/gal
Average home	$19,800	$435,000
Average income	$12,600	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.70	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.08	$0.73
Population	209.9M	341 million

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