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Brazilian footballer and manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paulo Silva (born May 24, 1966) is a former Brazilian footballer and manager who played in Brazil, Canada, and served on the coaching staff with the Toronto Lynx in the USL A-League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo Silva | ||
Date of birth | May 24, 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Ipatinga, Brazil | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1986 | Cruzeiro | ||
1987–1989 | Democrata Futebol Clube | ||
1990–1995 | Scarborough Astros | ||
1996 | Toronto Supra | 10 | (0) |
2001 | Brampton Hitmen | 12 | (0) |
2003 | North York Astros | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1999–2003 | Toronto Lynx (goalkeeper coach/assistant coach) | ||
2005 | Toronto Lynx (goalkeeper coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Silva played in the Campeonato Mineiro with Cruzeiro in 1984, and later signed with Democrata Futebol Clube in 1987.[1] He was awarded the Best Player Award in 1987, and was selected State All-Star Goalkeeper.[2][1] In 1990, Silva went overseas to Canada to sign with the Scarborough Astros of the Canadian National Soccer League.[3] During his tenure with the Astros he was awarded the CNSL Goalkeeper of the Year within three years from 1990, 1991, and 1993.[4][2] In 1995, he helped Scarborough finish first in the League Cup standings, and reached the cup finals but lost the title to St. Catharines Wolves in a penalty shootout.[5] He was also selected to the CNSL All-Star team that faced Parma in 1995.[6]
He signed with league rivals Toronto Supra for the 1996 season.[7] For the second consecutive season he was named to the CNSL All-Star team, and played against Toronto Italia which included Diego Maradona.[7] In 2001, he came out of retirement to play to newly expansion franchise the Brampton Hitmen of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[8] Silva would also make an appearance in 2003 with the North York Astros on September 10, 2003, in a match against Toronto Croatia.[9]
In 1998, he was named the goalkeeper coach for Toronto Lynx under head coach Peter Pinizzotto.[10] He also served as an assistant coach, and team scout in the 1999 season.[11] In 2005, he returned to the Toronto Lynx as a goalkeeper coach under Hubert Busby Jr.[12] He was also the technical director for the Toronto Eagles Soccer Academy in 2005.[2] In 2021, he joined the Genesis Football Academy staff as the goalkeeper coach.[13]
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