Augusto Silva (22 March 1902 – 8 January 1962) was a Portuguese football midfielder and manager.
.jpg) Augusto Silva in 1928 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 March 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Date of death | 8 January 1962 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Portugal | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1934 | Belenenses | 41 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1925–1934 | Portugal | 21 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1938–1939 | Belenenses | ||
| 1941–1942 | Belenenses | ||
| 1942–1945 | Estoril | ||
| 1945–1947 | Belenenses | ||
| 1949–1950 | Porto | ||
| 1950–1952 | Belenenses | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Lisbon, Silva spent his entire career with local C.F. Os Belenenses, playing with them as the Primeira Liga was named Championship of Portugal. He retired in 1934, at the age of 32.[1]
Silva then became a manager, having several spells with his only club. In the 1945–46 season, he was in charge as it won the first and only national championship in its history.[1]
International career
editSilva won 21 caps for Portugal, which was a national record for 16 years.[1] He was part of the squad at the 1928 Summer Olympics, scoring once for the eventual quarter-finalists.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "18 de Março de 1934 – Augusto Silva atinge 21 internacionalizações" [18 March 1934 – Augusto Silva reaches 21 caps] (in Portuguese). C.F. Os Belenenses. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Augusto Silva". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
External links
edit- Augusto Silva at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Augusto Silva at National-Football-Teams.com
- Augusto Silva at EU-Football.info
- Augusto Silva at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Augusto Silva at Olympics.com