Paulo Silas

Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira or simply Paulo Silas ( born August 27, 1965 in Campinas ) is a former Brazilian football player and current coach. During his playing career, he played on three different continents for a total of sixteen different clubs.

3.1 As a player
3.2 As a coach

Playing career

Association

Paulo Silas was trained in the youth department of FC São Paulo. In 1985, he moved into the senior squad of the club for which he should be active until 1988. São Paulo experienced at this time, just a break and Silas found himself mixed in a team with players like Miller and Sidney and experienced actors like Careca. Right off the bat, the team won the state championship in São Paulo. During this time, Silas moved into the focus of the national team. 1988 ventured the midfielder to move to Europe, where he signed with Sporting Lisbon. In two years with the Portuguese giants but it was not enough for a title. Although Silas came to missions on a regular basis, he moved to Uruguay in 1990 übarraschend to Central Español. After just two games and three Torerfolgen, the offensive player again decided for a transfer to other European countries. So he came in the same year to a commitment to the Italian club AC Cesena. However, the team only played for the league, which they missed and the end of the season 1990/91 was relegated to Serie B. Silas, however, left the club and joined Premier League rivals Sampdoria. There he was achievers and helped the team to a sixth place in the league. Even before the season was assured by a master of the preseason, the Supercoppa Italiana, with a 1-0 win over AS Roma. Here Silas was over the full 90 minutes on the court. This should be the only European title for the offensive player. In the summer of 1992, the paths of the two parties separated again and the offensive player went back to his home, where he joined the SC Internacional. Sur 1994 season, he moved to CR Vasco da Gama where they won the state championship in Rio de Janeiro in the same year. In the battle for the championship brasilienische but it was not as good and it was only enough to placements in the lower table field. 1995 Silas went to the Asian continent, where he signed a contract with the Japanese representatives Kashiwa Reysol. There he met his former team-mate Careca. Together they managed to move up to the J. League. After this brief interlude Silas led the way to Argentina to San Lorenzo de Almagro. There, the midfielder stayed for some time and was achievers in the team structure. Still in 1995 he won the Clausura championship with his new club. But to further successes it did not come. 1997, adopted Silas and went to his youth club Sao Paulo. However, after less than twenty games for this club, he transferred again after Japen to hire there to Kyoto Sanga. After two seasons, Silas 2000 moved back to Brazil, where he one year each for Atlético Paranaense, Rio Branco EC, Ituano FC, América FC ( RN ), Portuguesa and Inter de Limeira was active again. There he could win the state championship in 2000 and 2002 of Paraná of São Paulo.

National

Paulo Silas has already played in the youth team of Brazil, before he was appointed to the senior team. So, he took part in the 1985 U-20 World Youth Championship, which won the brasilienische selection. In addition, Silas was named best player of the tournament with the " Golden Ball". A year later he was nominated for the World Cup, the A - teams in Mexico, where he came to two short sessions. His World Cup debut in the midfield in the 4-0 Achtlfinalerfolg against the team from Poland when he came on in the 73rd minute for Müller. Also in the quarter-finals, as Brazil was eliminated after a penalty against France, Silas was in use. His A- Team debut Silas on March 16, 1986 in a friendly against Hungary. Four years after his first World Cup belonged Silas in the squad coached by Sebastião lazzaroni for the Football World Cup 1990 in Italy. There he inherited Brazil legend Zico and took over his jersey with the number "10". But with the disappointing World Cup for Brazil, the offensive player was mostly just a spectator and was substituted only in three games and came to a total of 18 minutes of playing time. To his great success in the dress of the national team winning the Copa América is one of 1989. Already in 1987 he came in this tournament for Brazil used. He was substituted on 28 June 1987 in 71 minutes in the match against Venezuela.

In Dress the Seleção Silas completed a total of 34 official and a total of 38 games, with him but managed just one hit.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Coach Silas was. First club he was in charge of the 2007 unterklassige club Fortaleza EC. For the 2009 season, he took over the top job at Avaí FC that rose straight into the premier league. With them he won the Campeonato Catarinense de Futebol. It was sixth in the league and qualified for the second qualifying round of the Copa Sudamericana. His good performances as manager brought him attention at major brasilienischen teams. On 7 December 2009 it was announced that Silar for the new season new coach at Gremio. Right away he managed to win the state championship of Rio Grande do Sul. But soon after, the football coach joined the Brazilian club Flamengo tradition Rio de Janeiro, where he replaced Rogério Lourenço. However, this commitment remained only a short time, and Silas was replaced by former Brazil coach Vanderlei Luxemburgo. In 2011, in his former club FC Avaí back under contract. However, Silas remained only briefly and in June of the same year, he took his first coaching job abroad, where he is henceforth responsible for al -Arabi in Qatar. In his new club Silas was hired as a replacement for his compatriot Péricles Chamusca, who had recently moved to the league rivals Al- Jaish. With al -Arabi manages Silas Sheikh Jassem to win the Cup after they could defeat in the final Umm Salal - SC 3-2.

Achievements

As a player

State of São Paulo championship with Sao Paulo: 1985, 1987
Supercoppa Italiana with Sampdoria: 1991
State Championship in Rio de Janeiro with CR Vasco da Gama: 1994
Promotion to the J. League Kashiwa Reysol with: 1995
Clausura championship with CA San Lorenzo de Almagro: 1995
State Championship of Paraná with Atlético Paranaense: 2000
State Championship of São Paulo with Ituano FC: 2002
U- 20 World Cup: 1985
Best player of the Junior World Cup 1985

As a coach

Campeonato de Futebol Catarinense with Avaí FC: 2009
State Championship in Rio Grande do Sul with Gremio: 2010
Sheikh Jassem Cup with al -Arabi: 2011

Rio Branco Esporte Clube Ituano Futebol Clube Associação Atlética Internacional (Limeira) Fortaleza Esporte Clube Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) Al-Jaish SC (Damascus)

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