Massimo Silva (born 24 August 1951) is an Italian professional

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coach and a former player.

Career

Player

He has played 4 seasons (90 games, 16 goals) in the

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for

Ascoli Calcio 1898 Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C., commonly referred to as Ascoli, is an Italian football club based in Ascoli Piceno, Marche. The club was formed in 1898 and currently plays in Serie B. The team traditionally play in vertical black and white stripes. ...

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and

Delfino Pescara 1936 Delfino Pescara 1936, commonly referred to as Pescara, is a professional Italian football club based in Pescara, Abruzzo. The club was formed in 1936 and currently plays in Serie C. Pescara has competed in seven seasons in Serie A, 1977–78, ...

. He scored the goal in the first round of the

1976–77 UEFA Cup The 1976–77 UEFA Cup was the sixth season of the UEFA Cup, a club association football, football competition organised by UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations). It was won by Italian club Juventus F.C., Juventus, who beat Athletic B ...

that put

past

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Coach

As a coach, he mostly managed lower-level teams, except for two seasons with

, including one in the

when he was formally the manager, but the real decisions were made by

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(Silva possessed the necessary license while Giampaolo did not at the time). On November 2, 2011 he was appointed head coach of

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club

. He was sacked on 20 March 2013 and replaced by Rosario Pergolizzi, but on 13 April 2013 he was reinstated as manager. In 2014 he took over at

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club

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, serving on two stints during the 2014–15 season (August to November 2014, then March to June 2015). He then served at

Serie D The Serie D () is the top level of semi-professional football in the country. The fourth tier of the Italian league system, the competition sits beneath the third professional league, Serie C. It is administered by the Lega Nazionale Dilettant ...

level for

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(from February to June 2017) and

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(2018–19 season). On 28 January 2020 he was named new head coach of Serie D club

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, replacing

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. He left the club at the end of the 2019–20 season and then was hired again on 5 September 2020. He was fired by Vastese on 26 December 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Massimo 1951 births Living people Italian footballers Serie A players U.S. Cremonese players Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. players Inter Milan players A.C. Milan players A.C. Monza players Delfino Pescara 1936 players A.S. Sambenedettese players A.C.R. Messina players Italian football managers Serie A managers Ternana Calcio managers A.S. Sambenedettese managers Frosinone Calcio managers Ascoli Calcio 1898 F.C. managers Benevento Calcio managers Association football forwards