Edson Rolando Silva Sousa (born 9 March 1983 in São Vicente,

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) is a

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manager and former player. He is the head coach of Falcões do Norte in

Cape Verde , national_anthem = () , official_languages = Portuguese , national_languages = Cape Verdean Creole , capital = Praia , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , demonym ...

. He played as a

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. Edson Silva signed for

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from

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shortly before the 2004/05 season got underway. Tottenham's Sporting Director

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had signed him for PSV after spotting him playing for Portugal's youth teams. The attacking midfielder signed a one-year deal with an option to extend that at the end of the season. Unfortunately, he did not reach the first team but was named on the bench for a number of

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games. He left Spurs in January 2005 to join

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. After scoring 3 goals for Den Haag, Egyptian side Zamalek signed him. In the beginning of 2007 he was signed by Romanian Liga I side

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. After the 2008 season and relegation with UTA, he then left Romania and trained with Finnish

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club TPS Turku.TPS test portuguese attacker
tps.fi Afterwards, he returned to Romania and signed a contract with Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Edson 1983 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent Portuguese expatriate men's footballers FC Luzern players Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Liga I players Liga II players FC Baden players PSV Eindhoven players ADO Den Haag players FC Solothurn players Zamalek SC players FC UTA Arad players CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players People from São Vicente, Cape Verde Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Egyptian Premier League players Black Portuguese sportspeople