| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mário Fernando Magalhães da Silva | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1977-04-24)24 April 1977 (age 48) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-back | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Najma (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1988 | Bom Pastor | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1995 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–2000 | Boavista | 88 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Nantes | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Porto | 34 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Recreativo | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Cádiz | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Boavista | 27 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Doxa | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 202 | (3) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Portugal U15 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Portugal U16 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Portugal U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Portugal U18 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Portugal U21 | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Portugal B | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Portugal | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Boavista U19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Boavista (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Boavista | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Porto U17 (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2017 | Padroense | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Porto U17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Porto U19 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Almería | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Al-Najma | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Mário Fernando Magalhães da Silva (born 24 April 1977;Portuguese pronunciation:[ˈmaɾiuˈsilvɐ]) is a Portuguese former professionalfootballer who played as aleft-back. He is the current head coach of Saudi Arabian clubAl-Najma.
Silva was born inPorto. Having grown through the ranks of localBoavista F.C.[1] he went on to representFC Nantes,[2]FC Porto,Recreativo de Huelva andCádiz CF,[3] returning to Boavista in June 2006[4] and leaving after two seasons due to unpaid wages, in a litigation that would only be concluded in March 2010.[5]
Silva enjoyed his best years while with Porto, playing second fiddle toNuno Valente on a side that won the2002–03 UEFA Cup andthe following year'sUEFA Champions League while also adding back-to-backPrimeira Liga titles underJosé Mourinho.[6] Also at the club, on 27 March 2002, he earned his solecap for thePortugal national team, appearing in a 1–4friendly home defeat againstFinland.[7]
Midway through the2008–09 campaign, Silva moved countries again and joinedDoxa Katokopias FC of theCypriot First Division.[8] However, he was released after only a couple of months, and retired in the summer after not being able to find a new team.
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 thethird division, he was appointed asFilipe Gouveia's successor.[9]
Silva resigned from his position just five months intothe season, citing lack of payment as the reason for his departure.[10] He subsequently returned to Porto, going on to act as manager for several youth sides[11] and leading theunder-19s to the2018–19 UEFA Youth League;[12] he was, however, replaced byTulipa shortly after.[13]
In September 2019, Silva was appointed director of academy at SpanishSegunda División clubUD Almería, where his compatriotPedro Emanuel was the coach.[14][15] The following 26 June, he took the reins of the main squad until the end ofthe campaign,[16][17] but was dismissed on 27 July just before the start ofthe promotion play-offs.[18]
Days after leaving Spain, Silva was given his first top-flight job in his country, replacingCarlos Carvalhal atRio Ave FC.[19] In theEuropa League, the team were eliminated inthe playoffs byAC Milan after conceding an equaliser in the last minute ofextra time and losing 9–8 onpenalties.[20] He left on 30 December 2020, with them in 13th.[21]
Silva becameC.D. Santa Clara's fourth manager ofthe season on 10 January 2022, signing a short-term contract.[22] He concluded the campaign in seventh place and signed a new deal until 2024, but was dismissed from his post near the anniversary of his appointment, with theAzoreans in 15th position after as many games.[23]
On 7 July 2024, Silva was appointed atSaudi First Division League'sAl-Najma SC.[24] He achieved promotion to thePro League in hisdebut campaign, finishing second toNeom SC.[25][26]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Boavista |  | 15 June 2011 | 9 November 2011 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 062.50 | [27] |
| Almería |  | 26 June 2020 | 27 July 2020 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 028.57 | [28] |
| Rio Ave | | 3 August 2020 | 30 December 2020 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 031.25 | [29] |
| Santa Clara | | 10 January 2022 | 6 January 2023 | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 021.05 | [30] |
| Al-Najma |  | 7 July 2024 | present | 36 | 21 | 5 | 10 | 56 | 34 | +22 | 058.33 | |
| Total | 105 | 41 | 30 | 34 | 129 | 115 | +14 | 039.05 | — | |||
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