Career
A rover, he was selected by the Sydney Swans with pick 49 in the 1987 National Draft. He made eight appearances for the Swans in the 1988 VFL season. From 1991 to 1993, then again in 1998, Silvestro was coach of Corowa-Rutherglen in the Ovens & Murray Football League.
He also coached the Wodonga Raiders, in 1996.