Augusto Silva (footballer, born 1902)

Augusto Silva (22 March 1902 – 8 January 1962) was a Portuguese football midfielder and manager.

Augusto Silva
Augusto Silva in 1928
Personal information
Date of birth 22 March 1902
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death 8 January 1962(1962-01-08) (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

Born 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

Silva 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

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Augusto Silva". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.