SOCCER PLAYER

Mauro Silva

1968 - Today

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Mauro da Silva Gomes (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈmawɾu ˈsiwvɐ]; born 12 January 1968), known as Mauro Silva, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. 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. Silva represented Brazil at the 1994 World Cup and two Copa América tournaments, winning the former tournament. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Mauro Silva is the 1,729th most popular soccer player (down from 1,593rd in 2024), the 369th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 354th in 2019) and the 170th most popular Brazilian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mauro Silva ranks 1,729 out of 21,273. Before him are Carlos Riolfo, Mariano García Remón, Rudolf Noack, Denílson de Oliveira Araújo, Saburō Kawabuchi, and Sune Andersson. After him are Márton Bukovi, Teodoro Fernández, Rogelio Domínguez, Argemiro, Enver Marić, and Marko Arnautović.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Mauro Silva ranks 123. Before him are Marcus Grönholm, Martin Dahlin, Choi Jin-sil, Talant Duyshebaev, Hakan Fidan, and Cliff Curtis. After him are Margrethe Vestager, Juan Antonio Pizzi, Ramush Haradinaj, Herbert Kickl, Benjamin List, and Frédéric Vasseur.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Mauro Silva ranks 369 out of 2,236. Before him are Nílton de Sordi (1931), Ruy Ramos (1957), Alberto Cavalcanti (1897), Alfredo Ovando Candía (1918), Rubem Fonseca (1925), and Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977). After him are Susana Vieira (1942), Argemiro (1915), Adhemar Pimenta (1896), Alex (1982), Norma Bengell (1935), and Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Brazil

Among soccer players born in Brazil, Mauro Silva ranks 170. Before him are Moacir Rodrigues Santos (1970), Müller (1966), Antônio Carlos Zago (1969), Nílton de Sordi (1931), Ruy Ramos (1957), and Denílson de Oliveira Araújo (1977). After him are Argemiro (1915), Alex (1982), Otto Glória (1917), Fabinho (1993), Maneca (1926), and Tita (1958).

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