Mário Silva (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mário Fernando Magalhães da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 24 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Bom Pastor | ||
| 1988–1995 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2000 | Boavista | 88 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Nantes | 20 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Porto | 34 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Recreativo | 23 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Cádiz | 7 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Boavista | 27 | (0) |
| 2009 | Doxa | 3 | (1) |
| Total | 202 | (3) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 2002 | Portugal | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011 | Boavista | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Mário Fernando Magalhães da Silva (born 24 April 1977; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾiu ˈsiɫvɐ]) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back, and a current manager.
Playing career
Silva was born in Porto. Having grown through the ranks of local Boavista F.C.[1] he went on to represent FC Nantes, FC Porto, Recreativo de Huelva and Cádiz CF, returning to Boavista in July 2006 and leaving after two seasons due to unpaid wages, in a litigation that would only be solved in March 2010.[2]
Whilst at FC Nantes Silva contributed 20 appearances as his side won 2000–01 French Division 1.[3]
Silva enjoyed his best years while with Porto, playing second fiddle to Nuno Valente on a side that won the 2002–03 UEFA Cup and the following year's UEFA Champions League, while also adding back-to-back national titles under José Mourinho. Also at the club, on 27 March 2002, he earned his sole cap for the Portuguese national team, appearing in a 1–4 friendly home defeat to Finland.[4]
Midway through the 2008–09 campaign Silva moved countries again, joining Cyprus' Doxa Katokopias F.C. of the first division.[5] However, he was released after only a couple of months, and retired in the summer after not being able to find a new team.
Coaching career
In 2010 Silva began working as a manager, acting as both youth and assistant coach in Boavista (the latter already in the main squad). In June of the following year, with the team still in the third level, he was appointed as Filipe Gouveia's successor.[6]
Silva resigned from his position just five months into the season, citing lack of payment as the reason for his departure.[7]
Honours
- Boavista
- Taça de Portugal: 1996–97
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1997
- Nantes
- Porto
- UEFA Champions League: 2003–04
- UEFA Cup: 2002–03
- Primeira Liga: 2002–03, 2003–04
- Taça de Portugal: 2002–03
- Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 2001, 2003
References
- ↑ "Mário Silva chegou a pensar poder ir ao Mundial..." [Mário Silva thought about going to World Cup...] (in Portuguese). Record. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ "Boavista chega a acordo com Mário Silva" [Boavista reach settlement with Mário Silva] (in Portuguese). Record. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "CALENDRIER LIGUE 1 2000-01". fcnhisto.fr. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ "Portugal frente à Finlândia: Com a leveza da camisola nova" [Portugal against Finland: As light as the new shirt] (in Portuguese). Record. 28 March 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ↑ "Mário Silva assina pelo Doxa" [Mário Silva signs for Doxa] (in Portuguese). Record. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Boavista: Mário Silva é o novo treinador" [Boavista: Mário Silva is the new manager] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ↑ "Mário Silva demite-se do Boavista" [Mário Silva resigns at Boavista] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
External links
- Mário Silva at thefinalball.com
- Mário Silva profile at ForaDeJogo
- Mário Silva profile at BDFutbol
- Mário Silva at National-Football-Teams.com