Sílvio Luiz Borba da Silva, usually known as Kuki (born April 30, 1971 in

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, Ceará), is a Brazilian retired association footballer who played

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and a head coach.

Career

Playing career

Kuki is Náutico's all time's fourth goalscorer. In January 2008, he returned to Náutico from a loan to Santa Cruz, where he went after he was booed by Náutico supporters when the club was defeated by Cruzeiro 4–1 at

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on July 18, 2007, for the

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. He played

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in K League in 2002. He only appeared in

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2 matches. Kuki became the most capped Náutico player on September 13, 2009, during the 2009 Série A, in a game against

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, at

, after playing his 386th game for the club. The last club he defended was Clube Náutico Capibaribe. He retired after playing 387 games for the club and scoring 184 goals.

Coaching career

Kuki was hired as Náutico's assistant manager in April 2010, working with head coach

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during the 2010 season.

Honors

Kuki won the Campeonato Catarinense Second Level in 2000 with Internacional de Lages, and the Campeonato Pernambucano in 2001, 2002, and 2004 with Náutico.

References

External links

Profile at the Brazil FA Database
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuki 1971 births Living people Brazilian footballers Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Brusque Futebol Clube players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players K League 1 players Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in South Korea Esporte Clube Internacional de Lages players Association football forwards Grêmio Foot-Ball Santanense players Sportspeople from Ceará