Mário Silva (footballer)

Mário Fernando Magalhães da Silva (born 24 April 1977 in Paranhos, Porto; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾiu ˈsiɫvɐ]) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a left defender.

Football career

Having grown through the ranks of northern club Boavista F.C. (1993–2000), Silva also played for FC Nantes (2000–01), F.C. Porto (2001–04), Recreativo de Huelva (2004–05) and Cádiz CF (2005–06), returning to Boavista in July 2006.

He enjoyed his best years while at FC 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 national titles, under José Mourinho; also at the club, in 2002, he earned his sole cap for the national team.

For 2008–09, Silva moved countries again, joining Cyprus' Doxa Katokopias F.C. in the first division, on 20 February 2009. However, he was released after only a couple of months, and retired early into the following year, not being able to find a new club.

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 António Gouveia's successor.

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• BDFutbol profile
• Mário Silva (footballer) at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Silva, Mario
Alternative names
Short description	Football player/manager
Date of birth	24 April 1977
Place of birth	Paranhos (Porto)
Date of death
Place of death