Douglas Silva (footballer)

Douglas de Silva (born 19 May 1974 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder and defender for various teams,, including Santos FC, East Bengal FC.

Douglas Silva
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-05-19) 19 May 1974
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder/Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1994 Mauaense
1995–1996 Santos FC
1997–2000 Noroeste
2000–2002 Sampaio Correa
2002–2005 East Bengal
2005-2006 Mohammedan SC
2007-2009 Mohun Bagan
2009-2012 VB Sports Club
2012-2013 Bhawanipore F.C.
Teams managed
2014–2015 Mohun Bagan SAIL Academy
2015–2016 Andreense FC
2016–2017 Mercedes Benz Club
2017–2018 Bandeirante SC
2018–2019 VB Sports Club
2019 TRAU F.C.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Douglas Silva started his career with the youth academy of Palmeiras FC in Brazil and got his major break when he signed for Santos FC in São Paulo in 1995.[1] In 2002, he signed for East Bengal FC in India and won 11 trophies in 3 years at the club, including two back-to-back National Football League titles and ASEAN Club Championship title in 2003 at Jakarta defeating BEC Tero Sasana 3-1 in the final.[2] He also had brief stints with other clubs in Kolkata - Mohammedan Sporting in 2005-06 and Mohun Bagan in 2006-08. He retired in 2013, after playing a solitary season for Kolkata club Bhawanipore F.C..

In 2014, Douglas took over as the head coach of Mohun Bagan SAIL Academy, however, he left after one year. In 2019, he was appointed as the head coach of newly-promoted side TRAU F.C. who will be playing in the 2019-20 I-League.[3]

East Bengal FC (2002-2005)

In 2002, Douglas signed for East Bengal FC along with compatriot Gilmar da Silva.[4] Under coach Subhash Bhowmick, East Bengal FC went on to win all 5 tournaments they participated in: National Football League, 2002 Calcutta League, 2002 Durand Cup, 2002 IFA Shield and 2002 Independence Day Cup.[2]

In 2003, Douglas helped East Bengal FC win the ASEAN Club Championship title.[5] He also helped the team win back-to-back National Football League title.

In 2004, Douglas became the top scorer of Calcutta Football League by scoring 9 goals and helped East Bengal FC win it 3 times in a row. He also won the 2004 Durand Cup with the Red and Gold before he left the club after an injury during the season.

He won 11 trophies with the club in his 3 years at East Bengal FC.[2]

Coaching career

TRAU: 2019–Present

On 23 October 2019 it was announced that Douglas Silva would take over as head coach of I-League side TRAU. He coached his first game for the club on 1 December 2019 against Chennai City.

Statistics

Managerial statistics
As of 13 December 2019.
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
TRAU 23 October 2019 present 6 2 1 3 033.33
Total 6 2 1 3 033.33

Honours

Club
East Bengal FC
[2]
  • San Miguel International Cup: 2004
  • Independence Day Cup: 2002
Mohun Bagan
[6]

References
  1. "IndianFootball.Com Interview: DOUGLAS da SILVA". IndianFootball.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  2. "Trophy Room - East Bengal Club". East Bengal Club. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  3. "Douglas De Silva's new role". Kolkata Today. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. "Season ending Transfers 2002:". IndianFootball.de. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. "Before BFC in 2016, there was East Bengal's ASEAN win in 2003". ESPN. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  6. "Trophy Room - Mohun Bagan". Mohun Bagan AC. Retrieved 17 November 2019.


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