Mauro Silva

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Mauro Silva, real name Mauro da Silva Gomes, (born January 12, 1968 in São Bernardo do Campo in Brazil). Football defensive midfielder with Deportivo de La Coruña and the Brazilian national team. He received 46 caps with the Brazilian national team, between July 1991 and September 2001, and won the Football World Cup 1994. To some, he was considered the next star of the Brazilian national team. He did participate in qualifying for the 2002 World Cup. As Deportivo de La Coruña player he won 1 Liga, 2 Copa del Rey and 2 Supercopas in Spain, participating five times in Champions League competition, reaching semifinals in 2003-2004.

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World champion in 1994 with the Brazilian national team
Copa America in 1997 with the Brazilian national team
Campeonato Paulista (São Paulo State championship) in 1990 with Bragantino
Winner La Liga (Spanish championship) in 2000 with Deportivo de La Coruña
Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup) in 1995 and 2002 with Deportivo de La Coruña
Supercopa de España in 1995, 2000 and 2002 with Deportivo de La Coruña
“Brazilian Golden Ball” in 1991 and the “Brazilian Silver Ball” in 1992

	Brazil squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Champions (4th Title)
1 Taffarel \| 2 Jorginho \| 3 Ricardo Rocha \| 4 Ronaldão \| 5 Mauro Silva \| 6 Branco \| 7 Bebeto \| 8 Dunga \| 9 Zinho \| 10 Raí \| 11 Romário \| 12 Zetti \| 13 Aldair \| 14 Cafu \| 15 Márcio Santos \| 16 Leonardo \| 17 Mazinho \| 18 Paulo Sérgio \| 19 Müller \| 20 Ronaldo \| 21 Viola \| 22 Gilmar \| Coach: Parreira