Portuguese football manager and former player
Mário Fernando Magalhães da Silva (born 24 April 1977; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾiu ˈsilvɐ] ) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left-back , currently manager of Saudi Arabian club Al-Najma .
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 ,[ 2] FC Porto , Recreativo de Huelva and Cádiz CF ,[ 3] returning to Boavista in June 2006[ 4] and leaving after two seasons due to unpaid wages, in a litigation that would only be concluded in March 2010.[ 5]
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 Primeira Liga titles under José Mourinho .[ 6] Also at the club, on 27 March 2002, he earned his sole cap for the Portugal national team , appearing in a 1–4 friendly home defeat against Finland .[ 7]
Midway through the 2008–09 campaign , Silva moved countries again and joined Doxa Katokopias FC of the Cypriot First Division .[ 8] 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 division , he was appointed as Filipe Gouveia 's successor.[ 9]
Silva resigned from his position just five months into the season , citing lack of payment as the reason for his departure.[ 10] He subsequently returned to Porto, going on to act as manager for several youth sides[ 11] and leading the under-19s to the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League ;[ 12] he was, however, replaced by Tulipa shortly after.[ 13]
In September 2019, Silva was appointed director of academy at Spanish Segunda División club UD Almería , where his compatriot Pedro Emanuel was the coach.[ 14] [ 15] The following 26 June, he took the reins of the main squad until the end of the campaign ,[ 16] [ 17] but was dismissed on 27 July just before the start of the promotion play-offs .[ 18]
Days after leaving Spain, Silva was given his first top-flight job in his country, replacing Carlos Carvalhal at Rio Ave FC .[ 19] In the Europa League , the team were eliminated in the playoffs by AC Milan after conceding an equaliser in the last minute of extra time and losing 9–8 on penalties .[ 20] He left on 30 December 2020, with them in 13th.[ 21]
Silva became C.D. Santa Clara 's fourth manager of the season on 10 January 2022, signing a short-term contract.[ 22] He concluded the campaign in seventh place and signed a new deal until 2024, but was dismissed from his post near the anniversary of his appointment, with the Azoreans in 15th position after as many games.[ 23]
On 7 July 2024, Silva was appointed at Saudi First Division League 's Al-Najma SC .[ 24]
Managerial statistics
As of match played 5 January 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team
Nat
From
To
Record
Ref
Boavista
15 June 2011
9 November 2011
8
5
2
1
11
3
+8
0 62.50
[ 25]
Almería
26 June 2020
27 July 2020
7
2
2
3
8
9
−1
0 28.57
[ 26]
Rio Ave
3 August 2020
30 December 2020
16
5
7
4
15
18
−3
0 31.25
[ 27]
Santa Clara
10 January 2022
6 January 2023
38
8
14
16
39
51
−12
0 21.05
[ 28]
Al-Najma
7 July 2024
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
Total
69
20
25
24
73
81
−8
0 28.99
—
Honours
Player
Boavista
Nantes
Porto
Portugal
Manager
Porto U19
References
^ "Mário Silva chegou a pensar poder ir ao Mundial..." [Mário Silva thought about going to World Cup...]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 May 2002. Retrieved 2 July 2014 .
^ a b "Mário Silva (Nantes) campeão de França" [Mário Silva (Nantes) French champion] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 May 2001. Retrieved 16 September 2021 .
^ "Casquero, Esteban y Silva inician una nueva etapa" [Casquero, Esteban and Silva's new lease of life]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 July 2005. Retrieved 24 April 2017 .
^ "Maiorca contrata Paíto e empresta-o ao Braga ou ao FC Porto" [Mallorca sign Paíto and loan him to Braga or FC Porto]. Público (in Portuguese). 3 June 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2022 .
^ "Boavista chega a acordo com Mário Silva" [Boavista reach settlement with Mário Silva]. Record (in Portuguese). 22 March 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Caetano, Filipe (3 December 2003). "F.C. Porto: Mário Silva, a afirmação de um lateral ofensivo" [F.C. Porto: Mário Silva, the coming of age of an attacking fullback] (in Portuguese). TVI 24 . Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Tadeia, António (28 March 2002). "Portugal frente à Finlândia: Com a leveza da camisola nova" [Portugal against Finland: As light as the new shirt]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014 .
^ "Mário Silva assina pelo Doxa" [Mário Silva signs for Doxa]. Record (in Portuguese). 19 February 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Vieira, Miguel (15 June 2011). "Boavista: Mário Silva é o novo treinador" [Boavista: Mário Silva is the new manager]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2012 .
^ Vieira, Miguel (9 November 2011). "Mário Silva demite-se do Boavista" [Mário Silva resigns at Boavista]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012 .
^ "Formação: Equipas técnicas definidas para 2018/19" [Youth system: Coaching teams confirmed for 2018/19] (in Portuguese). FC Porto. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Almeida, Isaura (29 April 2019). "FC Porto é campeão Europeu Sub-19" [FC Porto are Under-19 European champions]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ "Tulipa substitui Mário Silva ao comando dos sub-19" [Tulipa replaces Mário Silva at the helm of the under-19s]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 July 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020 .
^ Góngora, Rafa (16 September 2019). "Mario Silva, nuevo director de la cantera" [Mario Silva, nuevo director de la cantera] (in Spanish). Cadena SER . Retrieved 8 November 2019 .
^ García, Nico (22 October 2019). "Mario Silva: "Queremos una Academia al nivel de los grandes" " [Mario Silva: "We want an Academy like those of the big guns"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 November 2019 .
^ Sánchez, Guillermo (26 June 2020). "Mario Silva y Nandinho, los nuevos técnicos del Almería para intentar el ascenso" [Mario Silva and Nandinho, the new managers of Almería to try to achieve promotion]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 June 2020 .
^ "Nandinho y sus ayudantes en el filial se incorporan a la primera plantilla" [Nandinho and their assistants in the reserve team join the first team] (in Spanish). UD Almería. 27 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020 .
^ "Mario Silva stops training UD Almería after reaching an agreement with the club" . UD Almería. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020 .
^ "Mário Silva é o novo treinador do Rio Ave" [Mário Silva is the new manager of Rio Ave]. Record (in Portuguese). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020 .
^ "EL: Milan ride luck with Rio Ave" . Football Italia. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021 .
^ Cunha, Pedro (30 December 2020). "Rio Ave oficializa saída de Mário Silva e anuncia sucessor imediato" [Rio Ave confirm Mário Silva's exit and announce immediate successor]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 11 January 2021 .
^ "OFICIAL: Mário Silva é o novo treinador do Santa Clara" [OFFICIAL: Mário Silva is the new manager of Santa Clara] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022 .
^ "Mário Silva deixa comando técnico do Santa Clara" [Mário Silva leaves the helm of Santa Clara]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 6 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023 .
^ "OFICIAL: Mário Silva ruma ao Al Najma da segunda divisão saudita" [OFFICIAL: Mário Silva heads to Al Najma of Saudi second division] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024 .
^ "Boavista FC: Matches" . Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2020 .
^ "Mário Silva: Mário Fernando Magalhães da Silva" . BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 July 2020 .
^ "Rio Ave FC: Matches" . Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2020 .
^ "CD Santa Clara: Matches" . Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2022 .
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