Edson Silva (footballer, born 1983)
Portuguese football manager and former player
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Edson Rolando Silva Sousa (born 9 March 1983 in São Vicente, Cape Verde) is a Portuguese football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Falcões do Norte in Cape Verde.[1] He played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edson Rolando Silva Sousa | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | São Vicente, Cape Verde | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Falcões do Norte (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | FC Baden | 26 | (6) |
| 2000–2001 | FC Solothurn | 9 | (3) |
| 2001–2004 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | → FC Luzern (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Tottenham | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → ADO Den Haag (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2005 | Zamalek SC | 5 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | UTA Arad | 40 | (10) |
| 2010 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Mindelense | ||
| 2011 | Académica do Mindelo | ||
| 2011–2012 | Falcões do Norte | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Portugal U20 | 6 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014– | Falcões do Norte | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edson Silva signed for Tottenham from PSV Eindhoven shortly before the 2004/05 season got underway.[2] Tottenham's Sporting Director Frank Arnesen had signed him for PSV after spotting him playing for Portugal's youth teams. The attacking midfielder signed a one-year deal with an option to extend that at the end of the season.
Unfortunately, he did not reach the first team but was named on the bench for a number of Premier League games.[3][4] He left Spurs in January 2005 to join Den Haag.[5] After scoring 3 goals for Den Haag, Egyptian side Zamalek signed him.
In the beginning of 2007 he was signed by Romanian Liga I side UTA Arad.[6] After the 2008 season and relegation with UTA, he then left Romania and trained with Finnish Veikkausliiga club TPS Turku.[7] Afterwards, he returned to Romania and signed a contract with Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.
