Marco Silva
Portuguese footballer and manager (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 Premier League club Fulham.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Saraiva and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1977-07-12) 12 July 1977 (age 46)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back[4] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fulham (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1995 | Cova Piedade | ||
1995–1996 | Belenenses | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | Belenenses | 1 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Atlético | 6 | (0) |
1998–2001 | Trofense | 65 | (1) |
1999–2000 | → Campomaiorense (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2001 | Rio Ave | 9 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Braga B | 28 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Salgueiros | 22 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Odivelas | 34 | (0) |
2005–2011 | Estoril | 121 | (2) |
Total | 287 | (4) | |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2014 | Estoril | ||
2014–2015 | Sporting CP | ||
2015–2016 | Olympiacos | ||
2017 | Hull City | ||
2017–2018 | Watford | ||
2018–2019 | Everton | ||
2021– | Fulham | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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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 Portuguese Cup. He then worked abroad, first with Olympiacos where he won the Super League Greece in 2015–16. He spent several years in England as head coach of Hull City, Watford, Everton and Fulham.