Mauro Silva
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For the Brazilian football forward, see Mauro Silva (footballer, born 1978).
Mauro da Silva Gomes (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmawɾu ˈsiwvɐ]; born 12 January 1968), known as Mauro Silva, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Gomes.
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Full name | Mauro da Silva Gomes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1968-01-12) 12 January 1968 (age 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–2001 | Brazil | 59 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A hard-working player with great stamina, as well as tackling and leadership skills, he was best known for his spell with Deportivo. He amassed competitive totals of 458 games and one goal over 13 La Liga seasons, winning six major titles.[1][2]
Silva represented Brazil at the 1994 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments, winning the former tournament.