Edson Silva, also known by the nickname Dido (born 27 June 1962), is a former

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ian

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player who played for

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clubs

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and Santos. He holds a Dutch passport.

Playing career

Dido played as a

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for

clubs

and Santos. As a Santos player, he played two Série A games in 1984. He has also played in Israel, moving to the country to join

Beitar Jerusalem Beitar Jerusalem Football Club ( he, מועדון כדורגל בית"ר ירושלים, Moadon Kaduregel Beitar Yerushalayim), commonly known as Beitar Jerusalem () or simply as Beitar (), is an Israeli football club based in the city of Jeru ...

, where he retired in 1996, and started a coaching career, as Maccabi Lazarus Holon's head coach.

Coaching career

He coached the national teams of

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in 2001 and in 2002,

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in 2005, and was hired on 31 December 2008 to coach

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until this contract was terminated on 10 November 2009 prior to the SAFF Cup. Then he went to coach other clubs.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dido 1962 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders CR Flamengo footballers Santos FC players Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Liga Leumit players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate footballers in Israel Brazilian football managers Vietnam national football team managers Chinese Taipei national football team managers Bangladesh national football team managers Brazilian expatriate football managers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Taiwan Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bangladesh Expatriate football managers in Israel Expatriate football managers in Vietnam Expatriate football managers in Taiwan Expatriate football managers in Bangladesh