 Paulo Silas with Al Arabi, prior to aQatar Stars League game | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-08-27)27 August 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1984 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1988 | São Paulo | 55 | (16) |
| 1988–1990 | Sporting CP | 47 | (11) |
| 1990 | Central Español | 2 | (3) |
| 1990–1991 | Cesena | 26 | (3) |
| 1991–1992 | Sampdoria | 31 | (3) |
| 1992–1993 | Internacional | 51 | (18) |
| 1994–1995 | Vasco da Gama | 23 | (2) |
| 1995–1997 | San Lorenzo | 95 | (24) |
| 1997 | São Paulo | 16 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | 56 | (11) |
| 2000 | Atlético Paranaense | 20 | (1) |
| 2001 | Rio Branco-SP | 20 | (0) |
| 2001 | Ituano | 5 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | América Mineiro | ||
| 2002 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2003–2004 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985 | Brazil U-20 | ||
| 1986–1992 | Brazil | 34 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Fortaleza | ||
| 2008–2009 | Avaí | ||
| 2010 | Grêmio | ||
| 2010 | Flamengo | ||
| 2011 | Avaí | ||
| 2011–2012 | Al-Arabi | ||
| 2012 | Al-Gharafa | ||
| 2013 | Náutico | ||
| 2013–2014 | América-MG | ||
| 2014 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2015 | Ceará | ||
| 2016 | Avaí | ||
| 2017 | Novorizontino | ||
| 2017 | Red Bull Brasil | ||
| 2019 | Atlético Tubarão | ||
| 2019 | São Bento | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira (born 27 August 1965), also known asPaulo Silas,Silas Pereira or simplySilas, is a Brazilianfootballpundit,coach, and former professional player.
In his playing career as acentral midfielder, he broke through atSão Paulo in the mid-1980s, before playing forSporting CP in Portugal,Cesena andSampdoria in Italy, andSan Lorenzo in Argentina among others. After winning South American and world titles with theunder-20 team in 1985, he earned 34caps forBrazil between 1986 and 1992. He was chosen for theFIFA World Cup in1986 and1990 and theCopa América in1987 and1989, winning the latter.
Silas began working as a manager in 2007, and led Avaí in three spells, including their bestCampeonato Brasileiro Série A finish of 6th in2009. He briefly managedGrêmio andFlamengo in the same league the following year, andAl-Arabi andAl-Gharafa of theQatar Stars League.
Silas was born inCampinas,São Paulo, Brazil. The Portuguese footballerSilas, who was a youth player atSporting CP when the Brazilian was a first team player, took his nickname from his resemblance to him.[1] He is the young brother of the also footballerEli Carlos, and twin brother ofPaulo Pereira.
During his playing career from 1984 to 2003 he played in Brazil, Portugal, Uruguay, Argentina, Japan and Italy atSão Paulo,Internacional,Vasco da Gama,Atlético Paranaense,Rio Branco de Americana,Ituano,América Mineiro,Portuguesa,Internacional de Limeira,Sporting Lisbon,San Lorenzo de Almagro,Central Español,Kyoto Purple Sanga,A.C. Cesena andU.C. Sampdoria.
Silas scored the opening goal on his Sporting debut on 21 August 1988, a 2–1 win away toLeixões on the first day of thePrimeira Liga season; of his 14 goals in 52 games for the team fromLisbon, this was the only header. On 5 October that year in the first round of theUEFA Cup, he netted in a 2–1 win away toAjax inAmsterdam (6–3 aggregate).[2]
Silas played his last game for Sporting on 25 March 1990, scoring in a 2–1 loss to rivalsBenfica in theEstádio da Luz. Amidst the club's financial crisis, they were unable to pay his insurance, leaving him unable to complete the season; the issue was covered up by an ankle injury he suffered for Brazil againstEngland.[2]
In 1985, Silas was part of theBrazil under-20 team that won theSouth American Championship and theFIFA World Youth Championship.[3]
Silas made his international debut forBrazil on 16 March 1986 in a 3–0friendly loss away toHungary. He went to the1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, where he made late substitute appearances in the last 16 win overPoland and thepenalty shootout elimination byFrance in the quarter-finals. At the1987 Copa América, he played once againstVenezuela in a group-stage exit; he played five games of the1989 edition victory on home soil.[3][4]
On 20 August 1989, Silas scored his only international goal in a 6–0 win overVenezuela in1990 FIFA World Cupqualification at theEstádio do Morumbi. He made three appearances off the bench, including the 1–0 loss to rivals Argentina in the last 16.[3]
Silas was assistant toZetti atParaná andFortaleza, and succeeded him at the latter for his first job in management in November 2007. The following March, he was signed byAvaí, who had previously been linked with Zetti.[5][6] He led the newly promoted club fromSanta Catarina to a best-ever sixth place in the2009 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.[7]
In December 2009, Silas was hired byGrêmio.[8] He won theCampeonato Gaúcho state title in2010 against his former club Internacional, but said that his team were not ready for the national league.[9] Also in May, his team made theCopa do Brasil semi-finals, losing 6–5 on aggregate toSantos.[10] He was dismissed on 8 August after taking two wins from 13 games in that championship to leave the team in 18th; a goalless draw in theGrenal derby against Inter had saved his job a week earlier.[11]
On 29 August 2010, Silas was hired byFlamengo on a one-year deal. He replacedRogério Lourenço, and got the job instead of1994 FIFA World Cup-winning managerCarlos Alberto Parreira. He was hired by the club's directorZico in his hometown of Campinas, where Flamengo had travelled to playGuarani.[12]
Silas' debut on 1 September 2010 was a 1–0 loss away toCruzeiro. He was dismissed on 4 October having won once and drawn six times in ten games, leaving the team in 15th. After his penultimate game, he publicly criticised defenderJean for scoring anown goal in a 1–1 draw atGoiás.[13]
Silas returned to Avaí in February 2011.[14] After losing all three of the first games of thenational season, he left by his own accord forAl-Arabi in theQatar Stars League.[15] In March 2012, he moved toAl-Gharafa in the same league, winning 4–1 on his debut the following day againstAl Ahli with two goals by compatriotDiego Tardelli.[16]
Having son theEmir of Qatar Cup in the less than three months of his initial contract with the club fromAl Rayyan, Silas signed a new one-year deal in June 2012.[17] On 27 November, he terminated his deal so he could look at offers from other Middle Eastern or Brazilian clubs.[18]
Silas returned to Brazil in a 45-day spell atNaútico ending on 2 June 2013. His debut was an elimination from the Copa do Brasil byCRAC-GO, followed by elimination from theCampeonato Pernambucano semi-finals bySanta Cruz and taking one point from three games at the start of theSérie A season.[19]
In September 2013, Silas was hired atAmérica Mineiro in theCampeonato Brasileiro Série B.[20] The following 10 February, he was dismissed after a defeat toBelo Horizonte rivals Cruzeiro left the club second-from-bottom in a season that they were aiming for theCampeonato Mineiro title.[21] He then had a seven-game spell atPortuguesa in Série B, winning once and drawing twice before his termination on 11 September.[22]
Silas was hired byCeará on 13 February 2015.[23] His team reached the final of theCampeonato Cearense, losing 4–3 on aggregate to his former employers Fortaleza,[24] but won theCopa do Nordeste. He left by mutual accord on 27 June after winning once and drawing twice in the first nine games of theSérie B season.[25]
At the end of March 2016, Silas signed for a third spell at Avaí, tasked with taking them back to the top division.[26] His tenure ended on 20 August, with the team in 15th place after 28 games.[27]
In September 2019, Silas became a pundit forESPN Brasil.[28]
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1985 | São Paulo | Série A | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | ||||
| 1986 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 9 | ||||||
| 1987 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 5 | ||||||
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Portugal | League | Taça de Portugal | Taça da Liga | Total | ||||||
| 1988–89 | Sporting Portugal | Primeira Liga | 35 | 8 | 35 | 8 | ||||
| 1989–90 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 3 | ||||||
| Uruguay | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1990 | Central Español | Primera División | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1990–91 | Cesena | Serie A | 26 | 3 | 26 | 3 | ||||
| 1991–92 | Sampdoria | Serie A | 31 | 3 | 31 | 3 | ||||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1992 | Internacional | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1993 | Vasco da Gama | Série A | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Argentina | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1993–94 | San Lorenzo Almagro | Primera División | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 1994–95 | 35 | 7 | 35 | 7 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | 23 | 3 | 23 | 3 | ||||||
| 1996–97 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 9 | ||||||
| 1997–98 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1997 | São Paulo | Série A | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 1998 | Kyoto Purple Sanga | J1 League | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| 1999 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 9 | ||
| Brazil | League | Copa do Brasil | League Cup | Total | ||||||
| 2000 | Atlético Paranaense | Série A | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | América-MG | Série A | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Country | Brazil | 94 | 17 | 94 | 17 | |||||
| Portugal | 47 | 11 | 47 | 11 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Italy | 57 | 6 | 57 | 6 | ||||||
| Argentina | 95 | 24 | 95 | 24 | ||||||
| Japan | 56 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 66 | 15 | ||
| Total | 351 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 361 | 76 | ||
| Brazil national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 1 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 1 |
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Sampdoria
Internacional
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San Lorenzo
Atlético-PR
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Al-Gharafa
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