Augusto Silva in 1928 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 March 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon,Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 8 January 1962(1962-01-08) (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Portugal | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1934 | Belenenses | 41 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1925–1934 | Portugal | 21 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1938–1939 | Belenenses | ||
| 1941–1942 | Belenenses | ||
| 1942–1945 | Estoril | ||
| 1945–1947 | Belenenses | ||
| 1949–1950 | Porto | ||
| 1950–1952 | Belenenses | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Augusto Silva (22 March 1902 – 8 January 1962) was a Portuguesefootballmidfielder andmanager.
Born inLisbon, Silva spent his entire career with localC.F. Os Belenenses, playing with them as thePrimeira Liga was named Championship of Portugal. He retired in 1934, at the age of 32.[1]
Silva then became a manager, having several spells with his only club. In the1945–46 season, he was in charge as it won the first and only national championship in its history.[1]
Silva won 21caps forPortugal, which was a national record for 16 years.[1] He was part of the squad at the1928 Summer Olympics, scoring once for theeventual quarter-finalists.[2]