Thiago Silva will be remembered as a defensive juggernaut ... leading him to join Dynamo Moscow a year later, aged 19. But while in Russia, he was hospitalised with a near-fatal bout of tuberculosis.

Thiago Silva will be remembered as a defensive powerhouse ... prompting a move to Dynamo Moscow a year later, aged 21. However, while in Russia, he was hospitalised with a life-threatening case ...

Thiago Silva has enjoyed a glittering 23-year career, but his football journey was almost cut short before all of his success.

Thiago Silva will re-join Fluminense in the summer ... He then joined the club on loan from Dynamo Moscow before moving there permanently and spending two years there between 2007 and 2009.

It was there, at the age of 21, that he came down with TB - a disease which can be deadly if left untreated. He spent six months in hospital and was advised to have an operation on his lung which ...

“Thiago will be allowed to train with Fluminense ... After suffering a neat fatal bout of tuberculosis at Dynamo Moscow, Silva returned to Fluminense on loan in 2006. The deal was subsequently ...