Ailton dos Santos Silva (born 31 October 1966) is a Brazilian

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manager.

Managerial career

Born in

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, Silva began his managerial career at São Paulo Futebol Center, a

youth system based in

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, in 1996. In 2005, he joined

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, also taking care of the club's youth setup. Silva left ''Verdão'' in 2007, and moved to Spanish

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side CF Atlético Ciudad, being appointed as a sports director. He returned to his homeland in the following year, being named

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's assistant manager. After being in the staff of São Bento,

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and Portuguesa, Silva was appointed River Plate-SE manager on 1 February 2011. He led the latter to their second Campeonato Sergipano title of its history, and also managed the side in both Série D and

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. Silva moved to São Caetano in the following year, as an assistant manager. In November, he was appointed as caretaker, replacing fired

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. Silva was relieved from his duties on 5 February 2013, but returned to ''Azulão'' on 13 March. He was sacked again on the 28th, and moved to Mogi Mirim on 16 May. Silva was sacked on 27 February 2014, and was appointed Ferroviária manager on 1 August. He was relieved from his duties on 2 October, and signed for Portuguesa on 15 December. On 6 April 2015 Silva was dismissed, with ''Lusa'' being almost relegated. On 1 June he returned to Mogi Mirim, replacing fired Edinho. He subsequently worked at Juventus, Itabaiana, Campinense, Confiança and Juazeirense. In October 2019, Silva was appointed Chiangrai United manager, and led the club to their first-ever

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accolade. The following July, he switched teams and countries again, taking over

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in Vietnam.

Managerial statistics

Honours

River Plate-SE * Campeonato Sergipano: 2011 Chiangrai United *

: 2019 Individual *

Coach of the Month: August 2019 *Thai League 1 Coach of the Year: 2019

References

External links

Grande Área profile
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