Mauro Silva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mauro da Silva Gomes | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1991–2001 | Brazil | 59 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Mauro da Silva Gomes (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmawɾu ˈsiwvɐ]; born 12 January 1968), known as Silva, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
A workhorse with incredible stamina, as well as tackling and leadership skills, he was best known for his spell with Deportivo de La Coruña. Over the course of 13 seasons he amassed La Liga totals of 369 games and one goal, winning six major titles.
Silva represented Brazil at the 1994 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments, winning the former.
Silva was born in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo. After starting playing with Guarani Futebol Clube he moved to Clube Atlético Bragantino in 1990, where he spent the following two seasons. Subsequently he was acquired up by Spain's Deportivo de La Coruña, for 250 million pesetas (approximately €1.6 million), arriving at the same time as countryman Bebeto.
Silva was an everpresent fixture with the Galicians, only suspensions and injuries preventing him from being cast into the starting XI – in the 1994–95 campaign he only appeared in six La Liga matches and, already 36, was limited to 20 in his final year – as he helped the club to one league, two cups and three supercups, adding to this the team's five participations in the UEFA Champions League, reaching the semi-finals in 2003–04: after a 0–0 away draw against FC Porto he missed the second leg due to suspension, and Depor lost 0–1.
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