Mauro Silva

Mauro Silva
Silva in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mauro da Silva Gomes
Date of birth (1968-01-12) 12 January 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Guarani 1 (0)
1990–1992 Bragantino 61 (0)
1992–2005 Deportivo La Coruña 369 (1)
Total 431 (1)
International career
1991–2001 Brazil 59 (0)
Medal record
Men's Football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1994
Copa América
Winner 1997 Bolivia
Runner-up 1991 Chile
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Third place 1998 USA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mauro da Silva Gomes (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmawɾu ˈsiwvɐ]; born 12 January 1968), known as Mauro Silva, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

A hard-working player with great stamina, as well as tackling and leadership skills, he was best known for his spell with Deportivo. He amassed competitive totals of 458 games and one goal over 13 La Liga seasons, winning six major titles.[1][2]

Silva represented Brazil at the 1994 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments, winning the former tournament.

  1. ^ "Qué fue de… Mauro Silva" [What happened to… Mauro Silva]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 18 December 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. ^ Alfonso Andrade (8 December 2016). "Mauro Silva: "Me retiré en el club de mi vida y eso es una suerte"" [Mauro Silva: «I retired in the club of my life and that is fortunate»]. La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2017.

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