Ailton Silva (football manager)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Silva.

Ailton dos Santos Silva (born 31 October 1966) is a Brazilian football manager, who is former manager of Malaysia Super League club Kelantan United.

Ailton Silva

Personal information
Full name	Ailton dos Santos Silva
Date of birth	(1966-10-31) 31 October 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Team information
Current team	Kelantan United (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2011	River Plate-SE
2012–2013	São Caetano
2013–2014	Mogi Mirim
2014	Ferroviária
2014–2015	Portuguesa
2015	Mogi Mirim
2016	Juventus
2017	Itabaiana
2017	Campinense
2017–2018	Confiança
2018–2019	Juazeirense
2019	Chiangrai United
2021–2022	Chiangmai United
2023	Kelantan United

Managerial career

Born in São Paulo, Silva began his managerial career at São Paulo Futebol Center, a São Paulo youth system based in Osasco, in 1996. In 2005, he joined Palmeiras, also taking care of the club's youth setup.

Silva left Verdão in 2007, and moved to Spanish Tercera División side CF Atlético Ciudad, being appointed as a sports director. He returned to his homeland in the following year, being named Santo André's assistant manager.^[1]

After being in the staff of São Bento, Desportivo Brasil and Portuguesa, Silva was appointed River Plate-SE manager on 1 February 2011.^[2] He led the latter to their second Campeonato Sergipano title of its history, and also managed the side in both Série D and Copa do Brasil.

Silva moved to São Caetano in the following year, as an assistant manager. In November, he was appointed as caretaker, replacing fired Émerson Leão.^[3]

Silva was relieved from his duties on 5 February 2013,^[4] but returned to Azulão on 13 March.^[5] He was sacked again on the 28th,^[6] and moved to Mogi Mirim on 16 May.^[7]

Silva was sacked on 27 February 2014,^[8] and was appointed Ferroviária manager on 1 August.^[9] He was relieved from his duties on 2 October,^[10] and signed for Portuguesa on 15 December.^[11]

On 6 April 2015 Silva was dismissed, with Lusa being almost relegated.^[12] On 1 June he returned to Mogi Mirim, replacing fired Edinho.^[13] He subsequently worked at Juventus, Itabaiana, Campinense, Confiança and Juazeirense.

In October 2019, Silva was appointed Chiangrai United manager, and led the club to their first-ever Thai League 1 accolade.^[14][15] The following July, he switched teams and countries again, taking over Hồ Chí Minh City in Vietnam.^[16]

Managerial statistics

As of 4 November 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Chiangrai United	11 February 2019	12 November 2019	40	23	12	5	057.50
Chiangmai United	10 October 2021	4 February 2022	13	2	1	10	015.38
Kelantan United	15 June 2023	21 November 2023	15	4	3	8	026.67
Career totals			68	29	16	23	042.65

Honours

River Plate-SE

• Campeonato Sergipano: 2011

Chiangrai United

• Thai League 1: 2019

Individual

• Thai League 1 Coach of the Month: August 2019
• Thai League 1 Coach of the Year: 2019

References

1. "Segundona: Dirigente do Amparo elogia preparação do elenco" [Segundona: Amparo's director praise squad's preparation] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 19 April 2010. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
2. [River Plate already trains with new manager] (in Portuguese). Infonet. 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
3. "São Caetano efetiva auxiliar Aílton Silva até o fim da Série B" [São Caetano puts assistant Aílton Silva as manager until the end of Série B] (in Portuguese). Universidade Metodista. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
4. [São Caetano releases manager Aílton Silva and already signs Geninho] (in Portuguese). Diário Lance!. 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
5. "Sem Geninho, São Caetano anuncia retorno de Aílton Silva" [Without Geninho, São Caetano announces Aílton Silva's return] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
6. "São Caetano surpreende e anuncia saída do técnico Aílton Silva" [São Caetano raises eyebrows and announces the departure of manager Aílton Silva] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
7. [Ailton Silva arrives to take charge of Mogi in Brasileiro] (in Portuguese). Mogi Mirim's official website. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
8. [Without sorrow, Ailton Silva thanks Rivaldo's trust in Mogi] (in Portuguese). Diário Lance!. 27 February 2014. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
9. [Ailton Silva is the new manager of Ferroviária] (in Portuguese). Sim! News. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
10. "Ailton Silva não será mais o técnico da Ferroviária" [Ailton Silva will not be Ferroviária's manager anymore] (in Portuguese). Ferroviária's official website. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
11. "Após sonhar com Leão, Portuguesa contrata técnico Ailton Silva" [After dreaming with Leão, Portuguesa signs manager Ailton Silva] (in Portuguese). Futebol Interior. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
12. "Lusa demite Aílton Silva, e auxiliar José Augusto tentará evitar queda" [Lusa sacks Aílton Silva, and assistant José Augusto will try to avoid the drop] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
13. "Rivaldo recorre ao passado e confirma Ailton Silva como substituto de Edinho" [Rivaldo goes back to the past and confirms Ailton Silva as Edinho's replacement] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
14. . Archived from the original on 2019-10-26. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
15. . Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
16. "The best coach of Thai League 2019 accepted to lead Ho Chi Minh City". Sports 442. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

External links

• (in Portuguese)
• Ailton Silva coach profile at Soccerway