Marco Silva

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Saraiva and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Marco Silva
Personal information
Full name Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva
Date of birth (1977-07-12) 12 July 1977
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Right back
Youth career
1992–1995 Cova da Piedade
1995–1996 Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Belenenses 1 (0)
1997–1998 Atlético 0 (0)
1998–2001 Trofense 36 (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 109 (2)
Total 240 (4)
Teams managed
2011–2014 Estoril
2014–2015 Sporting CP
2015–2016 Olympiacos

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva (born 12 July 1977) is a former Portuguese footballer who played as a right back, and a current manager.

His career is mainly associated to Estoril, as a player and manager. He also coached Sporting for one season, winning the 2014–15 Portuguese Cup.

Playing career

Born in Lisbon, Silva finished his formation with local C.F. Os Belenenses. During a 15-year professional career he only appeared in two Primeira Liga games, one with that club and another with S.C. Campomaiorense; from 2000 to 2005 he alternated between the second and third divisions, representing C.D. Trofense, Rio Ave FC, S.C. Braga B, S.C. Salgueiros and Odivelas FC.

In the 2005 off-season Silva joined G.D. Estoril Praia in the second level, where he remained until his retirement six years later,[1][2][3] always in that category.[4][5]

Silva played his last match on 2 January 2011, a 0–1 home loss against F.C. Penafiel for the campaign's League Cup. He retired in June at the age of nearly 34, amassing division two totals of 152 games and eight goals for three different clubs.

Managerial career

Estoril

On 10 June 2011, immediately after retiring, Silva was appointed director of football at Estoril. However, early into the season, he replaced Vinícius Eutrópio as manager,[6] with the Cascais team ranking tenth in the second tier.[7] His first game in charge was a 1–3 defeat at Penafiel,[8] and, after losing only three matches in 24, he helped the club return to the top flight after seven years, as champions.[9] He ultimately was chosen the league's Manager of the Year.[10]

Silva made his debut in the Portuguese top division on 17 August 2012, in a 1–2 away defeat to S.C. Olhanense.[11] Estoril overachieved for a second best-ever fifth place in the table, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Europa League, also a first. Highlights included not losing any of the games against Sporting Clube de Portugal (3–1 at home, 2–2 away[12]), and drawing at S.L. Benfica 1–1.[13]

On 23 February 2014, Estoril achieved an historic first time win at the Estádio do Dragão, the 1–0 victory being FC Porto's first home defeat since the 2–3 against Leixões S.C. in 2008.[14] He left his position on 12 May, after leading his team to the fourth position.[15]

Sporting

Silva agreed to a four-year contract with Sporting on 21 May 2014, replacing Leonardo Jardim who left for AS Monaco FC.[16] He led the club to the third place in the championship, also winning the Taça de Portugal by beating S.C. Braga 3–1 on penalties after a 2–2 draw in the final.[17] This was Sporting's first piece of silverware since the 2008 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

On 4 June 2015, four days after winning the trophy, Sporting announced that Silva had been sacked with just cause,[18][19] for not wearing the club's official suit in a cup match against F.C. Vizela.[20]

Olympiacos

On 8 July 2015, Silva was appointed the successor of countryman Vítor Pereira at Olympiacos FC, signing on a two-year contract.[21] His first competitive game occurred in the season opener in the Superleague Greece, won 3–0 against Panionios FC. On 17 September, he played his first UEFA Champions League match, losing 0–3 at home to FC Bayern Munich.[22]

Silva subsequently guided the club to break the record of 11 consecutive league wins from the first matchday,[23][24] also recording a 3–2 success at Arsenal in the Champions League group stage.[25] The Piraeus side's run of domestic wins ended at 17, a European record in the 21st century,[26] but they nonetheless won a record 43rd title with six games remaining.[27]

Silva quit his job on 23 June 2016, alleging personal reasons.[28]

Managerial statistics

As of 17 May 2016[29]
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Portugal Estoril 27 September 2011 21 May 2014 116 54 31 31 167 114 +53 46.55
Portugal Sporting 21 May 2014 4 June 2015 53 31 15 7 105 54 +51 58.49
Greece Olympiacos 8 July 2015 23 June 2016 48 38 3 7 119 39 +80 79.17[30]
Total 217 123 49 45 391 207 +184 56.68

Honours

Club

Estoril
Sporting
Olympiacos

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Estoril-Marco, 2–0: Tuga volta a descansar canarinhos" [Estoril-Marco, 2–0: Tuga rests canaries once again] (in Portuguese). Record. 3 April 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Marco Silva e Calviño aptos" [Marco Silva and Calviño good to go] (in Portuguese). Record. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Marco Silva confirma pagamento de salários em atraso" [Marco Silva confirms payment of due wages] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 June 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Aves-Estoril, 1–2: Canarinhos garantem o 4.º lugar" [Aves-Estoril, 1–2: Canaries confirm 4th place] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Estoril assegura permanência" [Estoril assures permanence] (in Portuguese). Record. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "Marco Silva: "Queremos muito ampliar este ciclo"" [Marco Silva: "We really want to extend this streak"] (in Portuguese). Record. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Vinícius Eutrópio rescinde e Marco Silva assume comando técnico (Vinícius Eutrópio rescinds and Marco Silva takes charge); SAPO, 27 September 2011 (Portuguese)
  8. ↑ "Penafiel vence Estoril em jogo com quatro expulsões" [Penafiel defeats Estoril in game with four ejections] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "II Liga: Estoril campeão, sobe à I Liga!" [II Liga: Estoril champion, promotes to I Liga!] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "Licá eleito melhor jogador de 2011/12" [Licá voted best player of 2011/12] (in Portuguese). Record. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  11. ↑ "Olhanense derrota Estoril na estreia da Liga" [Olhanense defeat Estoril in Liga debut] (in Portuguese). O Jogo. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  12. ↑ "Estoril derail Sporting at the Alvalade". PortuGOAL. 29 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  13. ↑ "Football: Estoril shock Benfica; race for title gets hotter". Portugal Daily View. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Fortaleza do Dragão ruiu ao fim de 5 anos e meio" [Dragão fortress collapsed after 5 and a half years] (in Portuguese). Zerozero. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  15. ↑ "Mensagem de Marco Silva" [Message from Marco Silva] (in Portuguese). G.D. Estoril. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "Marco Silva: "We all want more"". Sporting CP. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  17. ↑ "Sporting dig deep to claim Portuguese Cup". UEFA.com. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  18. ↑ "Statement". Sporting CP. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  19. ↑ "Sporting despede Marco Silva quatro dias depois de ter vencido a Taça" [Sporting fires Marco Silva four days after winning the cup] (in Portuguese). RTP. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Marco Silva alega que só tinha um fato oficial" [Marco Silva claims he only had one official suit] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  21. ↑ "Olympiacos appoint former Sporting coach Silva". UEFA.com. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Olympiacos rue 'unlucky' Bayern defeat". UEFA.com. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  23. ↑ "Your essential round-up of November's best coaches in Europe (featuring Arsenal's potential nightmare)". FourFourTwo. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "Olympiacos vence e aumenta recorde de vitórias consecutivas" [Olympiacos wins and extends record of consecutive wins] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  25. ↑ "Arsenal 2–3 Olympiakos". BBC Sport. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  26. ↑ "Olympiacos's record winning league start ends". UEFA.com. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  27. ↑ "Olympiakos win record-extending 43rd Greek title". Reuters. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  28. ↑ "Olympiakos coach Silva quits, Victor Sanchez takes over". Ekathimerini. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  29. ↑ "Marco Silva". Zerozero. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  30. ↑ see talk page
  31. ↑ "Vencedores dos prémios da Liga de Honra" [Winners of Liga de Honra awards] (in Portuguese). A Bola. 5 July 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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