 He was only the second club player ever to win the award, and he also help add its first piece of silverware in the same season, the Copa de la Liga; he then represented Atlético Madrid after Hugo Sánchez left for Real Madrid, and netted 21 La Liga goals in two seasons, helping the team to the Copa del Rey and the Supercopa de España, both in 1985.In 1987, da Silva returned to South America and signed for Club Atlético River Plate of Argentina.Two years later he went to Colombia to play for América de Cali, winning the Categoría Primera A twice during his four-year spell.