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Marco Silva
Sign in to saveAlso known as Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva, El idolo, La monda Silva, El de las beibi, Marquitos, Mr M
Portuguese association football manager (born 1977)
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Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva is a Portuguese association football player and coach. Born in Lisbon on July 12, 1977, he is a male who speaks and writes in Portuguese. His native language is Portuguese, and he is known by the name Marco Silva in that language.
As a player, Silva specialized as a defender. He was a member of several sports teams, including C.D. Trofense, Rio Ave F.C., C.F. Os Belenenses, and Atlético Clube de Portugal. He holds Portuguese citizenship.
In his coaching career, Silva has managed Watford F.C. and Everton F.C. He is recognized for his roles in both playing and managing association football.
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Key facts
- 2001
- Rio Ave
- 2017
- Hull City
- 2026
- Benfica
- Full name
- Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva
- Date of birth
- ( 1977-07-12 ) 12 July 1977 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Lisbon , Portugal
- Height
- 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Position
- Right-back
- Current team
- Benfica (head coach)
- 1992 1995
- Cova Piedade
- 1995 1996
- Belenenses
- Years
- Team
- 1996 1997
- Belenenses
- 1997 1998
- Atlético
- 1998 2001
- Trofense
- 1999 2000
- → Campomaiorense (loan)
- 2002 2003
- Braga B
- 2003 2004
- Salgueiros
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Manager
- Nationality
- Portugal
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexandre
- Family name
- Silva
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Portugal
- Place of birth
- Lisbon
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- G.D. Estoril Praia
- Position played
- defender
- Mass
- 74
- Image
- Marco Silva 20042025 (2) (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 180
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1977-07-12
- Commons category
- Marco Silva
- birth name
- Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva
- coach of sports team
- Everton F.C.
- name in native language
- Marco Silva
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Encyclopedic overview
Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva ( European Portuguese: [ˈmaɾku ˈsilvɐ]; born 12 July 1977) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He is the head coach of Primeira Liga club Benfica.
He played for a variety of Portuguese clubs, finishing his career with a six-year spell at Estoril. He managed them for three years before spending a season as coach of Sporting CP, during which the team won the 2014–15 Taça de Portugal.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marco Silva” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.