Paulo Silas

Paulo Silas

Paulo Silas with Al Arabi, prior to a Qatar Stars League game
Personal information
Full name	Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira
Date of birth	(1965-08-27) 27 August 1965 (age 56)
Place of birth	Campinas, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	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
National team‡
1985	Brazil U-20
1986–1992	Brazil	34	(1)
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2010

Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira (born 27 August 1965), simply known as Paulo Silas, is a Brazilian retired footballer, who played as a central midfielder, and is a manager.^[1]

Club career[]

During his playing career from 1984 to 2003 he played in Brazil, Portugal, Uruguay, Argentina, Japan and Italy at São Paulo, Sport Club Internacional, Vasco da Gama, Atlético Paranaense, Rio Branco (SP), Ituano, América (MG), Portuguesa, Internacional de Limeira, Sporting Lisbon, San Lorenzo de Almagro, Central Español, Kyoto Purple Sanga, A.C. Cesena and U.C. Sampdoria.

International career[]

With the Brazilian Youth Team, Silas won the Adidas Golden Ball at 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship, and with the senior team he played 38 matches (34 official), from March 1986 to December 1992, and participated in the 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cups.

Coaching career[]

On 7 December 2009, chairman Duda Kroeff introduced the 44-year-old as the new manager of Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. According to club director Luis Onofre Meira, "Silas is the manager we need for our team – young, but still an expert with many victories in his career. In fact, he was the best manager in 2009.^[2]

On 19 March 2012, 46-year-old Paulo Silas replaced Bruno Metsu as Al Gharafa new coach.

Silas led Al Gharafa to win the 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup on 12 May after they defeated Al Sadd on penalties. On 27 November 2012, he was sacked by Al-Gharafa after a 5–1 loss to Al-Rayyan.

Personal life[]

Silas was one of nine children born to Geni and Alberto Pereira in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. His father was the first black leader of the train worker's union and was a civil rights leader. He has a twin brother, Paulo Antonio, they are the youngest in a family of nine. Geni, their mother died when the boys were only three years old. The oldest sister Raquel Pereira Carvalho, an accountant, took them under her wing and raised them. His siblings are: Raquel Carvalho, Eli Carlos, Agar Matos, Maria Luisa, Esther Pereira, Sara Pinotti, Noemi Pereira, Paulo Antonio. Paulo Silas has three children: Nathan, Carole, and Calebe and a wife Eliane. After living in Japan, the family moved back to Brazil where Paulo Silas was coaching a professional soccer team and is now a speaker and manager.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

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International[]

Honours[]

Player[]

Sampdoria

• Supercoppa Italiana: 1991^[4]

Managerial[]

Al-Arabi

• Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2011

Al-Gharafa

• Emir of Qatar Cup: 2012

Ceará

• Copa do Nordeste: 2015

References[]

External links[]

• Paulo Silas – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Paulo Silas at National-Football-Teams.com
• Paulo Silas at J.League (in Japanese)
• Futpédia
• Paulo Silas at Sambafoot
• Paulo Silas at ForaDeJogo
• Pelé.net - Entrevista