Carlos Jeanpierre Silvestri Saux (born 22 June 1972) is a Peruvian

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manager and former player who played as a

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Playing career

Born in

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, Silvestri began his career with San Agustín in 1991. He was a regular starter in the club's relegation campaign in 1996, receiving a call-up to the Peru national team in June of that year. In 1997, Silvestri moved to fellow top-tier side FBC Melgar, but was mainly a backup option before signing for

Deportivo Municipal Club Centro Deportivo Municipal, commonly known as Deportivo Municipal, is a Peruvian football club based in Lima, Peru. They are among Peru's most recognizable clubs and enjoy considerable popularity. The bulk of their success was won a few ye ...

in the following year. After six months without a club, he spent the remainder of the 1999 campaign with

Deportivo Pesquero Deportivo Wanka is a Peruvian football club, based in the city of Huancayo in the Peruvian Andes. It was founded in 1969 and is named after the Wankas people who formerly inhabited the area and after whom the city of Huancayo is named. The curr ...

, before returning to Municipal in 2000. Silvestri suffered relegation with the ''Muni'' in his first season, but remained at the club until 2004, missing out promotion back to the top tier. In 2005, after a year at Virgen de Chapi, he retired.

Managerial career

After retiring, Silvestri obtained his coaching license in 2006, and started working at Deportivo Municipal's youth setup. He moved to U América in the 2009 season, as an assistant of Jorge Ágapo Gonzales. Silvestri joined

Universitario Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...

in 2010, initially as an assistant manager of the reserve team. He was named in charge of the reserve side in 2012, being also an interim manager of the first team on two occasions. On 26 January 2016, Silvestri was appointed Cantolao manager, and led the side to the top tier in his first season as champions. In April 2018, he was named in charge of the Peru national under-17 team. Silvestri took over the under-20 national team in 2020, but left in March of the following year as his contract expired. He returned to club duties on 19 July 2021, after being appointed manager of

Deportivo Coopsol Deportivo Coopsol is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Chancay District, Huaral, Lima. The club was founded in 1964 under their original name Club Deportivo Seman-FAP (Fuerza Aérea del Perú). Later in 1999 the club's name was c ...

in the Liga 2. On 30 September 2021, Silvestri returned to Cantolao. He left the club on a mutual agreement the following 2 June.

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