Dido (footballer)

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Dido
Personal information
Full name Edson Silva
Date of birth (1962-06-27) 27 June 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Brazil
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Flamengo
1984–1986 Santos 2 (0)
1989–1990 Beitar Jerusalem 22 (2)
Managerial career
1996 Maccabi Lazarus Holon
2001–2002 Vietnam
2005 Chinese Taipei
2008-2009 Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edson Silva, also known by the nickname Dido (born 27 June 1962),[1] is a Brazilian football coach and former player. He played for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs Flamengo and Santos. He holds a Dutch passport.[2]

Playing career[edit]

Dido played as a midfielder[1] for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs Flamengo and Santos.[2] As a Santos player, he played two Série A games in 1984.[3] He has also played in Israel, moving to the country[4] to join Beitar Jerusalem,[5] where he retired in 1996,[6] and started a coaching career,[2] as Maccabi Lazarus Holon's head coach.[6]

Coaching career[edit]

Dido coached the national teams of Vietnam in 2001 and in 2002,[7][8] Chinese Taipei in 2005,[6] and was hired on 31 December 2008[9] to coach Bangladesh until this contract was terminated on 10 November 2009 prior to the SAFF Cup. Then he went to coach other clubs.[2][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Dido" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d "Brasileiro assume o comando da seleção de Bangladesh" (in Portuguese). Estadão. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Dido - todos os jogos" (in Portuguese). Futpédia. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Soccer-Brazilian Dido to coach Bangladesh". Reuters India. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 1 January 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  5. ^ "Vietnam sacks national coach Dido". CNN SI. 25 September 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  6. ^ a b c "Bangladesh To Go For Brazilian Boss". goal.com. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  7. ^ "Vietnam beats Brunei 5-1 in SEA Games". CNN SI. 4 September 2001. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  8. ^ "Calisto signs for a second stint as Vietnam coach". CBS. 31 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  9. ^ "Brazilian Dido to coach Bangladesh". FIFA.com. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
  10. ^ "Worry over Aminul". The Daily Star. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
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