Fábio Alves da Silva (born 4 January 1979), commonly known as Bilica, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

[1] Bilica is infamous for his statement during his time at Venezia when during a game against Brescia he claimed that he would break the legs of Roberto Baggio.

[2] While playing for Venezia during the 1999–2000 Serie A season, Bilica replaced the goalkeeper who had been sent off and then proceeded to save a penalty from A.C. Milan striker Andriy Shevchenko.

In 2004, Bilica was approached by Goiás Esporte Clube, as part of the manager Celso Roth's preparations for the 2004 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

[8] He later stated in an interview that he was contacted by some players from CFR Cluj with three days before the match who tried to convince him to "take it easy" against them, telling him they have a lot of money for him, but he refused.