Sílvio Luiz Borba da Silva, usually known as Kuki (born April 30, 1971,
in
Crateús
Crateús is a Brazilian city in the northwest of the state of Ceará in Northeastern Brazil with an estimated 75,159 inhabitants, and one of the most important and oldest cities in the county. Popularly known as the Capital of the West, it is a ...
, Ceará),
is a Brazilian retired association footballer who played
forward 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
Estádio dos Aflitos on July 18, 2007, for the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...
.
He played
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including ...
in
K League
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in 2002. He only appeared in
League Cup 2 matches.
Kuki became the most capped Náutico player on September 13, 2009, during the
2009 Série A, in a game against
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, at
Estádio dos Aflitos, after playing his 386th game for the club.
The last club he defended was
Clube Náutico Capibaribe
Clube Náutico Capibaribe (), or simply Náutico, is a Football in Brazil, Brazilian Sports club, multi-sport club based in Recife, Pernambuco. The club is most notable for its association football team, that plays in the Campeonato Brasile ...
.
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
Alexandre Gallo during the
2010 season.
Honors
Kuki won the
Campeonato Catarinense Second Level in 2000 with
Internacional de Lages, and the
Campeonato Pernambucano
The Campeonato Pernambucano is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is run by the Pernambuco Football Federation (FPF).
History
The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played i ...
in 2001, 2002, and 2004 with Náutico.
References
External links
Profile at the Brazil FA Database
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1971 births
Living people
Brazilian men's 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 men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea
Esporte Clube Internacional (SC) players
Men's association football forwards
Grêmio Foot-Ball Santanense players
Footballers from Ceará