Gerardo Silva (Chilean football manager)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silva and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.

Gerardo Silva
Personal information
Full name Gerardo Enrique Silva Díaz
Date of birth (1962-01-11) 11 January 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Rengo, Chile
Team information
Current team
 General Velásquez (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
1985 Atlético Caupolicán
1985 Ramón Rodríguez Pando
1985 Azucol de Rosario
1986 Unión Veterana (assistant)
1987–1988 Unión Veterana
1988 Peumo (city team)
1989 Alianza de Coltauco
1990–1991 Guillermo Guzmán
1992–1994 Deportes Rengo [es]
1995 Rengo (city team)
1996 Deportes Rengo [es]
1997–1999 Colchagua
2000 Constitución Unido
2001 Trasandino
2002–2004 Deportes Copiapó
2005 O'Higgins
2006–2009 Colchagua
2009 O'Higgins
2010 Rengo Unido [es]
2010 Rengo Unido [es] (youth)
2011 Unión Santa María
2012–2013 Deportes Copiapó
2013–2014 Deportes Puerto Montt
2014 Chimbarongo FC
2014–2016 Malleco Unido
2016 Deportes Rengo [es]
2018 Club Petrolero
2018 Deportes Vallenar
2019 Deportes Rengo [es]
2022 Colchagua
2023– General Velásquez

Gerardo Enrique Silva Díaz (born 11 January 1962) is a Chilean football manager, currently in charge of General Velásquez.

Career

Born in Rengo, Chile, Silva is a former amateur football player and current football manager who began his career in amateur clubs at the second half 1980s.[1] He has coached at all categories of the Chilean football,[2] but he is better known for getting promotion to Chilean Primera División with O'Higgins in the 2005 season and coached them again in the 2009 Clausura of the top level, replacing the Argentine coach Jorge Sampaoli.[3]

At amateur level, he won the Campeonato Nacional de Selecciones in 1996.[4] He also won the Campeonato Nacional de Novatos, a youth championship, with Rengo Unido [es] in 2010.[5]

In addition to O'Higgins, he has led many teams in Chilean football, such as Colchagua, Deportes Rengo [es] (also Rengo Unido), Deportes Copiapó, Deportes Puerto Montt, Malleco Unido, among others.[6] He has won league titles of the Tercera División, getting promotion to the Primera B, with both Colchagua in 1998 [es] and Deportes Copiapó in 2002 [es].[6]

He also got promotion to the 2013 Primera B with Deportes Copiapó in 2012[7] and to the 2015 Tercera A [es] with Chimbarongo FC.[8]

In 2018, he had a stint in Bolivia with Club Petrolero of the Asociación Tarijeña [es] becoming the runner-up and getting promotion to the Copa Simón Bolívar.[6] After this season, he has been sounded out to led another Bolivian teams such as San José.[7]

In 2022, he assumed as coach of Colchagua.[9]

Other works

In 2006 he assumed the management of amateur football integration for the O'Higgins Region of O'Higgins FC.[6]

As an author, he published an autobiographical book called Bendita Pasión (Blessed Passion) in November 2018.[1]

In 2020, he served as an motivational instructor for the education department of the Municipality of Rengo, with support of psychologists, in the context of COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Silva works as a columnist for both digital sports media El Ágora[10] and Primera B Chile, where he also performs as a commentator.[11]

Personal life

He is nicknamed Yayo Silva, an affective form of Eduardo.[1]

Honours

Rengo (city team)

Colchagua

Deportes Copiapó

Rengo Unido (youth)

  • Campeonato Nacional Novatos: 2010[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Savoy, Alex (21 November 2018). "Gestor del último ascenso de O'Higgins retrató en un libro sus agridulces tres décadas en el fútbol". El Tipógrafo (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "El sentimiento de Gerardo Silva tras ser descartado para la banca de Copiapó: "No me gustó que se ventilaran casi 20 nombres, es poco serio"". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Gerardo Silva reemplazará a Sampaoli en la banca de O'Higgins" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "HISTORIA DEPORTIVA. RENGO CAMPEON INVICTO 43° CAMPEONATO NACIONAL DE FUTBOL AMATEUR. (SEDE RENGO. FEB.1996)". Rengo en la Noticia (in Spanish). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Deportes Rengo participará de Campeonato Nacional Juvenil "Novatos" y defenderá el título". Rengo en la Noticia (in Spanish). 17 August 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "Gerardo Silva es el técnico que estará al mando de Petrolero". Chaco Sports (in Spanish). 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Gerardo Silva tiene opciones de llegar al fútbol boliviano". enelcamarin.cl (in Spanish). 29 December 2016. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Chimbarongo FC no competirá más en Tercera División". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). 18 December 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Gerardo Silva es el nuevo técnico de Colchagua C.D." www.diarioviregion.cl (in Spanish). 15 March 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Gerardo Silva". Diario El Ágora (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  11. ^ "La columna de Gerardo Silva: "Nuevo líder, gratas sorpresas y una tremenda decepción"". PrimeraBChile.cl (in Spanish). 11 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2022.