| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vagno Célio do Nascimento Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-05-20)20 May 1968 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Miracema,RJ, Brazil | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1988 | Americano | ||
| 1988–1990 | Vasco de Gama | 47 | (1) |
| 1991–1993 | Internacional | 26 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Caen | 34 | (1) |
| 1994–1998 | Corinthians | 47 | (7) |
| 1998 | Goiás | 20 | (0) |
| 1999 | Flamengo | 8 | (1) |
| 2000 | Atlético Mineiro | 10 | (0) |
| 2001 | Universidad Católica | 8 | (0) |
| 2003 | Americano | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1992–1997 | Brazil | 11 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Tupy | ||
| 2010 | São Mateus | ||
| 2010 | Londrina | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:40, 22 July 2008 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 08:40, 22 July 2008 (UTC) | |||
Vagno Célio do Nascimento Silva (born 20 May 1968) is a Brazilian formerfootballdefender, who retired from professional football in 2003.
He was nicknamed by fans "O Canhão do Brasileirão" (The Cannon of the Brazilian Championship) for his extremely potent right-foot shot. One of his shots was measured at 136 km/h (84.5 mph) during a test organized byGlobo Esporte.[1]
Revealed in the smallAmericano - RJ in 1986, he won theBrazilian Championship playing forVasco da Gama in 1989.
He got famous after scoring the goal (shooting a penalty) that gave theCopa do Brasil (Cup of Brazil) title forInternacional - RS at 1992.
The defender also played forFlamengo,Atlético Mineiro andUniversidad Católica de Chile, between others. But it was inCorinthians that he achieved more titles in his career.
While atCorinthians, Célio Silva agreed a £4 million move toPremier League championsManchester United in July 1997. However, United could not obtain a work permit, as the Home Office claimed that, despite Silva being a regular for Brazil for the past two years, he hadn't played enough matches for Brazil, and the move fell through.[2] United boughtHenning Berg instead.[3]
He representedBrazil national football team in 11 matches, winning theCopa América title in 1997.
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