Marco Silva (footballer)

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Saraiva and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Marco Silva
Personal information
Full nameMarco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva
Date of birth12 July 1977
Place of birthLisbon, Portugal
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
Sporting CP (coach)
Youth career
1992–1995Cova da Piedade
1995–1996Belenenses
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1996–1997Belenenses1(0)
1997–1998Atlético
1998–2001Trofense36(1)
1999–2000→ Campomaiorense (loan)1(0)
2001Rio Ave9(0)
2002–2003Braga B28(1)
2003–2004Salgueiros22(0)
2004–2005Odivelas34(0)
2005–2011Estoril109(2)
Teams managed
2011–2014Estoril
2014–Sporting CP
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva (born 12 July 1977) is a Portuguese retired footballer, who played as a right back, and the current manager of Sporting Clube de Portugal.

His career was mainly associated to Estoril, as a player and manager.

Playing career

Born in Lisbon, Silva finished his formation with local C.F. Os Belenenses. During a 15-year professional career he only appeared in two first division games, one with that club and another with S.C. Campomaiorense; from 2000 to 2005 he alternated between the second and third levels, representing C.D. Trofense, Rio Ave FC, S.C. Braga B, S.C. Salgueiros and Odivelas FC.

In the 2005 off-season Silva joined G.D. Estoril Praia in division two, where he remained until his retirement six years later,[1][2][3] always in that category.[4][5]

Silva played his last match on 2 January 2011, a 0–1 home loss against F.C. Penafiel for the campaign's League Cup. He retired in June at the age of nearly 34, amassing second tier totals of 152 games and eight goals for three different clubs.

Managerial career

On 10 June 2011, immediately after retiring, Silva was appointed director of football at Estoril. However, early into the season, he replaced Vinícius Eutrópio as manager,[6] and after losing only three games in 24 returned the Cascais side to the top level after seven years, as champions;[7] his first game in charge was a 1–3 defeat at Penafiel,[8] and he ultimately was chosen the league's Manager of the Year.[9]

In 2012–13 Estoril overachieved for a second best-ever fifth place in the table, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Europa League, also a debut. Highlights included not losing any of the games against Sporting Clube de Portugal (3–1 at home, 2–2 away[10]), and drawing at S.L. Benfica 1–1.[11]

On 23 February 2014 Estoril achieved an historic first time win at the Estádio do Dragão, the 1–0 victory being F.C. Porto's first home defeat since the 2–3 against Leixões S.C. in 2008.[12] He left his position on 12 May, after leading his team to the fourth position.[13]

Silva agreed to a four-year contract with Sporting on 21 May 2014, replacing Leonardo Jardim who left for AS Monaco FC.[14]

Managerial honours

Club

Estoril

Individual

Managerial statistics

As of 4 April 2015
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Estoril 27 September 2011 21 May 2014 116 54 31 31 167 114 +53 46.55
Sporting CP 21 May 2014 Present 48 28 13 7 95 50 +45 58.33
Total 164 82 44 38 262 164 +98 50.00

References

  1. ↑ "Estoril-Marco, 2–0: Tuga volta a descansar canarinhos" [Estoril-Marco, 2–0: Tuga rests canaries once again] (in Portuguese). Record. 3 April 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Marco Silva e Calviño aptos" [Marco Silva and Calviño good to go] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Marco Silva confirma pagamento de salários em atraso" [Marco Silva confirms payment of due wages] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Aves-Estoril, 1–2: Canarinhos garantem o 4.º lugar" [Aves-Estoril, 1–2: Canaries confirm 4th place] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Estoril assegura permanência" [Estoril assures permanence] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Marco Silva: "Queremos muito ampliar este ciclo"" [Marco Silva: "We really want to extend this streak"] (in Portuguese). Record. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "II Liga: Estoril campeão, sobe à I Liga!" [II Liga: Estoril champion, promotes to I Liga!] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Penafiel vence Estoril em jogo com quatro expulsões" [Penafiel defeats Estoril in game with four ejections] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Licá eleito melhor jogador de 2011/12" [Licá voted best player of 2011/12] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Estoril derail Sporting at the Alvalade". PortuGOAL. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Football: Estoril shock Benfica; race for title gets hotter". Portugal Daily View. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Fortaleza do Dragão ruiu ao fim de 5 anos e meio" [Dragão fortress collapsed after 5 and a half years] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Mensagem de Marco Silva" [Message from Marco Silva] (in Portuguese). Estoril's official website. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Marco Silva: "We all want more"". Sporting's official website. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "Vencedores dos prémios da Liga de Honra" [Winners of Liga de Honra awards] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.

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