Paulo Silva (footballer)

Paulo Silva (born May 24, 1966) is a former Brazilian footballer and manager who played in Brazil, Canada, and served on the coaching staff with the Toronto Lynx in the USL A-League.

Paulo Silva
Personal information
Full name Paulo Silva
Date of birth (1966-05-24) May 24, 1966
Place of birth Ipatinga, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1986 Cruzeiro
1987–1989 Democrata Futebol Clube
1990–1995 Scarborough Astros
1996 Toronto Supra 10 (0)
2001 Brampton Hitmen 12 (0)
2003 North York Astros 1 (0)
Managerial career
1999–2003 Toronto Lynx (goalkeeper coach/assistant coach)
2005 Toronto Lynx (goalkeeper coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Silva played in the Campeonato Mineiro with Cruzeiro in 1984, and later signed with Democrata Futebol Clube in 1987.[1] He was awarded the Best Player Award in 1987, and was selected State All-Star Goalkeeper.[2][1] In 1990, Silva went overseas to Canada to sign with the Scarborough Astros of the Canadian National Soccer League.[3] During his tenure with the Astros he was awarded the CNSL Goalkeeper of the Year within three years from 1990, 1991, and 1993.[4][2] In 1995, he helped Scarborough finish first in the League Cup standings, and reached the cup finals but lost the title to St. Catharines Wolves in a penalty shootout.[5] He was also selected to the CNSL All-Star team that faced Parma in 1995.[6]

He signed with league rivals Toronto Supra for the 1996 season.[7] For the second consecutive season he was named to the CNSL All-Star team, and played against Toronto Italia which included Diego Maradona.[7] In 2001, he came out of retirement to play to newly expansion franchise the Brampton Hitmen of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.[8] Silva would also make an appearance in 2003 with the North York Astros on September 10, 2003, in a match against Toronto Croatia.[9]

Managerial career

In 1998, he was named the goalkeeper coach for Toronto Lynx under head coach Peter Pinizzotto.[10] He also served as an assistant coach, and team scout in the 1999 season.[11] In 2005, he returned to the Toronto Lynx as a goalkeeper coach under Hubert Busby Jr.[12] He was also the technical director for the Toronto Eagles Soccer Academy in 2005.[2] In 2021, he joined the Genesis Football Academy staff as the goalkeeper coach.[13]

References
  1. "The Team - Paolo Silva". 2001-04-22. Archived from the original on 2001-04-22. Retrieved 2017-10-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Toronto Eagles Soccer Academy" (PDF). www.torontoeagles.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  3. "North York Astros Soccer Club - All Time Players". www.northyorkastros.ca. 2009-06-01. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  4. Glover, Robin. "CNSL Rosters and Alumni". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  5. Laskaris, Sam (October 20, 1995). "Astros fail to win trophy; Colts take aim at Final Four tournaments". Toronto Star. p. SC4.
  6. "Parma Toys with Canadian All-Stars". Hamilton Spectator. August 14, 1995. p. D13.
  7. "1996 CNSL All-Stars vs Toronto Italia". National Soccer League. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
  8. Glover, Robin. "Wednesday June 27, 2001 Brampton Hitmen vs St Catharines Roma Wolves". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  9. Glover, Robin. "September 10, 2003 CPSL Toronto Croatia vs North York Astros (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  10. "Italy teaches slick all-stars a lesson". Toronto Star. December 17, 1998.
  11. Da Costa, Norman (April 7, 1999). "Soccer Italian clubs in driver's seat of UEFA Cup". Toronto Star.
  12. Glover, Robin. "April 19th, 2005 Toronto Lynx press conference (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  13. "Staff". Genesis Football Academy. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
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