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My Take
What I admire about Marco Silva is the long, unglamorous climb behind the title. A right-back grinding through a string of Portuguese clubs before settling six years at Estoril is not a fast-track resume, and that grounding shows in how he coaches. Reaching the Benfica dugout, the summit of Portuguese football, feels earned rather than gifted. I tend to trust managers who once did the unspectacular work themselves; they read a dressing room differently. Silva strikes me as exactly that kind of figure, a craftsman who built credibility one honest season at a time, and I find that quietly compelling.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marco Silva
- Name (Japanese)
- マルコ・シルヴァ
- Reading
- まるこ・しるゔぁ
- Born
- July 12, 1977 (age 48)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Snake
- Origin
- Lisbon, Portugal
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 180 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Marco Silva born?
Born July 12, 1977 (age 48).
Where is Marco Silva from?
Marco Silva is from Lisbon, Portugal.
What does Marco Silva do?
Marco Silva works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Marco Silva?
Marco Silva is 180 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.