Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira (born 27 August 1965), also known as Paulo Silas, Silas Pereira or simply Silas, is a Brazilian

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, and former professional player. A former central midfielder, he is now a television pundit for ESPN Brasil.

Club career

During his playing career from 1984 to 2003 he played in Brazil, Portugal, Uruguay, Argentina, Japan and Italy at São Paulo, Internacional,

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, Atlético Paranaense, Rio Branco de Americana, Ituano,

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, Portuguesa, Internacional de Limeira, Sporting Lisbon, San Lorenzo de Almagro, Central Español, Kyoto Purple Sanga, A.C. Cesena and U.C. Sampdoria.

International career

With the Brazilian Youth Team, Silas won the Adidas Golden Ball at

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, and with the senior team he played 38 matches (34 official), from March 1986 to December 1992, and participated in the

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and

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Coaching career

On 7 December 2009, chairman Duda Kroeff introduced the 44-year-old as the new manager of Grêmio. According to club director Luis Onofre Meira, "Silas is the manager we need for our team – young, but still an expert with many victories in his career. In fact, he was the best manager in 2009. On 19 March 2012, 46-year-old Paulo Silas replaced

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as Al Gharafa new coach. Silas led Al Gharafa to win the

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on 12 May after they defeated Al Sadd on penalties. On 27 November 2012, he was sacked by Al-Gharafa after a 5–1 loss to Al-Rayyan.

Personal life

Silas was born in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Player

Sampdoria *

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Managerial

Al-Arabi * Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2011 Al-Gharafa * Emir of Qatar Cup: 2012 Ceará *

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References

External links

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