Ailton dos Santos Silva (born 31 October 1966) is a Brazilian

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, who is the current head coach of Mixto.

Managerial career

Born in

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, Silva began his managerial career at São Paulo Futebol Center, a

youth system based in

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, in 1996. In 2005, he joined

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, also taking care of the club's youth setup. Silva left ''Verdão'' in 2007, and moved to Spanish

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side

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, being appointed as a sports director. He returned to his homeland in the following year, being named

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's assistant manager. After being in the staff of São Bento,

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and Portuguesa, Silva was appointed River Plate-SE manager on 1 February 2011. He led the latter to their second

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title of its history, and also managed the side in both Série D and

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. Silva moved to São Caetano in the following year, as an assistant manager. In November, he was appointed as caretaker, replacing fired

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. Silva was relieved from his duties on 5 February 2013, but returned to ''Azulão'' on 13 March. He was sacked again on the 28th, and moved to

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on 16 May. Silva was sacked on 27 February 2014, and was appointed Ferroviária manager on 1 August. He was relieved from his duties on 2 October, and signed for Portuguesa on 15 December. On 6 April 2015 Silva was dismissed, with ''Lusa'' being almost relegated. On 1 June he returned to Mogi Mirim, replacing fired Edinho. He subsequently worked at

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, Campinense, Confiança and Juazeirense. In October 2019, Silva was appointed Chiangrai United manager, and led the club to their first-ever

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accolade. The following July, he switched teams and countries again, taking over

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in Vietnam.

Managerial statistics

Honours

River Plate-SE *

: 2011 Chiangrai United *

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Individual *

Coach of the Month:

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*Thai League 1 Coach of the Year: 2019

References

External links

Grande Área profile
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