Paulo Silas

Paulo Silas

Paulo Silas with Al Arabi, prior to a Qatar Stars League game
Personal information
Full namePaulo Silas do Prado Pereira
Date of birth27 August 1965
Place of birthCampinas, Brazil
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Ceará (coach)
Youth career
19801984São Paulo
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19851988São Paulo55(16)
19881990Sporting CP47(11)
1990Central Español2(3)
19901991Cesena26(3)
19911992Sampdoria31(3)
19921993Internacional51(18)
19941995Vasco da Gama23(2)
19951997San Lorenzo95(24)
1997São Paulo16(2)
19981999Kyoto Purple Sanga56(11)
2000Atlético-PR20(1)
2001Rio Branco-SP20(0)
2001Ituano5(0)
2001–2002América-MG
2002Portuguesa
2003–2004Inter de Limeira
National team
19861992Brazil34(1)
Teams managed
2007Fortaleza
20082009Avaí
2010Grêmio
2010Flamengo
2011Avaí
20112012Al-Arabi
2012Al-Gharafa
2013Náutico
20132014América-MG
2014Portuguesa
2015Ceará
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 9, 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 16, 2010

Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira (born 27 August 1965 in Campinas), simply known as Silas, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and the current manager of Ceará.

Career

During his playing career from 1985 to 2003 he played in Brazil, Portugal, Uruguay, Argentina, Japan and Italy at São Paulo, Sport Club Internacional, Vasco da Gama, Atlético Paranaense, Rio Branco (SP), Ituano, América (MG), Portuguesa, Internacional de Limeira, Sporting Lisbon, San Lorenzo de Almagro, Central Español, Kyoto Purple Sanga, A.C. Cesena and U.C. Sampdoria.

International career

With the Brazilian Youth Team, Silas won the Adidas Golden Ball at 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, and with the senior team he played 38 matches (34 official), from March 1986 to December 1992, and participated in the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups.

Coaching career

On December 7, 2009 chairman Duda Kroeff introduced the 44-year-old as the new manager of Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. According to club director Luis Onofre Meira, "Silas is the manager we need for our team - young, but still an expert with many victories in his career. In fact, he was the best manager in 2009.[1] On March 19, 2012 46 year old Paulo Silas has replaced Bruno Metsu as Al Gharafa new coach. [2]

Silas led Al Gharafa to win the 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup on May 12 after they defeated Al Sadd on penalties. On 27 November 2012, he was sacked by Al-Gharafa after a 5-1 loss to Al-Rayyan.

Personal life

Silas was born to Geni and Alberto Pereira in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. He has a twin brother, Paulo Antonio, they are the youngest in a family of nine. Geni, their mother died when the boys were only three years old. The oldest sister Raquel Pereira Carvalho, an accountant, took them under her wings and raised them. The nine of them are all married, and each have at least two children. Paulo Silas has three: Nathan, Carole, and Calebe. After living in Japan, the family moved back to Brazil where Paulo Silas is coaching a professional soccer team. His son Nathan Grippe Pereira, hopes to follow in his father's foot steps and become a professional soccer player.

Club career statistics

[3]

Club performance League Cup League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1985São PauloSérie A113113
1986339339
1987135135
19880000
Portugal League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Total
1988/89Sporting PortugalPortuguese Liga358358
1989/90123123
Uruguay League Cup League Cup Total
1990Central EspañolPrimera División2323
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Total
1990/91CesenaSerie A263263
1991/92SampdoriaSerie A313313
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1992InternacionalSérie A0000
19930000
1993Vasco da GamaSérie A6060
Argentina League Cup League Cup Total
1993/94San Lorenzo AlmagroPrimera División8585
1994/95357357
1995/96233233
1996/97259259
1997/984040
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
1997São PauloSérie A5050
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Total
1998Kyoto Purple SangaJ. League 13052120346
19992662043329
Brazil League Copa do Brasil League Cup Total
2000Atlético ParanaenseSérie A200200
2001América-MGSérie A6060
Country Brazil 94179417
Portugal 47114711
Uruguay 2323
Italy 576576
Argentina 95249524
Japan 561141636615
Total 35172416336176

International career statistics

Brazil national team
YearAppsGoals
198650
198750
198800
1989161
199060
199100
199220
Total341

Managerial honours

Al-Arabi
Al-Gharafa
Ceará

References

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