Anthony da Silva

Anthony da Silva (born 20 December 1980), commonly known as Tony, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a right back, and a video analyst for the Cameroonian national team.

For other people named Toni Silva/Antonio Silva, See Antonio da Silva (disambiguation).

Tony
Tony playing for CFR Cluj in 2009
Personal information
Full name Anthony da Silva[1]
Date of birth (1980-12-20) 20 December 1980[1]
Place of birth Le Creusot, France[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Cameroon (video analyst)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Dragões Sandinenses 53 (3)
2001–2005 Chaves 100 (1)
2005–2006 Estrela Amadora 45 (0)
2007–2010 CFR Cluj 95 (1)
2011 Vitória Guimarães 2 (0)
2012–2014 Paços Ferreira 46 (1)
2014–2015 Penafiel 11 (0)
Total 352 (6)
Teams managed
2015–2016 Académico Viseu (assistant)
2016 Académico Viseu (caretaker)
2016–2017 Freamunde (assistant)
2017 Oliveirense
2017 Bragança
2017–2019 Vilar Perdizes
2019 Chaves (youth)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

The son of a Portuguese couple, Silva was born in Le Creusot, Saône-et-Loire. He returned to his parents' hometown of Chaves in his teens, making his debut in professional football at the age of 20 with G.D. Chaves in the second division and remaining four years with the club in that level.

In the 2005–06 season, Silva made his Primeira Liga debut, only missing two games as C.F. Estrela da Amadora easily retained their league status. In January 2007 he moved abroad, signing with CFR Cluj in Romania.

During his spell at Cluj, Silva quickly became a fan favourite for his strong work ethic and dedication, also eventually gaining team captaincy. During his stint he won six major titles, including two Liga I championships, contributing with a combined 50 appearances and one goal to those conquests (32 matches in 2007–08); in the following campaign he suffered a knee ligament injury which sidelined him for several weeks, but he still recovered in time to help the club win the domestic cup for the second time in its history.[2]

In January 2011, aged 30, Silva returned to his country and signed with Vitória de Guimarães. In the following year, in the same transfer window, he joined fellow league side F.C. Paços de Ferreira.

On 5 May 2013, Tony scored his only goal in the Portuguese top flight, netting through a rare header to help his team defeat Sporting CP 1–0 at home and cling on to a best-ever third position in the league, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Champions League.[3] He finished his career in 2015, following a spell with F.C. Penafiel in the same tier.[4]

Coaching career

After becoming a manager, Silva worked mainly in the lower leagues or amateur football.[5][6] The exception to this was late into the 2015–16 season, when he went from assistant[7] to interim at Académico de Viseu F.C. after Ricardo Chéu was dismissed by the second division club.[8]

In October 2019, Silva left Chaves' youths[9] and joined his compatriot Toni Conceição's staff at the Cameroon national team, as a video analyst.[10]

Honours

CFR Cluj

References
  1. "Tony" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. "Cupa României ramâne la Cluj-Napoca!" [Cluj-Napoca renew Cup title!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 13 June 2009. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  3. "Paços vence Sporting (1–0) e aproxima-se do sonho" [Paços beat Sporting (1–0) and come closer to dream] (in Portuguese). F.C. Paços Ferreira. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. Teixeira, Nuno R. (4 July 2014). "Tony deixa Paços para jogar em Penafiel" [Tony leaves Paços to play in Penafiel] (in Portuguese). Relvado. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  5. Baptista Seixas, João (4 July 2017). "Tony é o novo treinador do Bragança" [Tony is the new manager of Bragança]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  6. Gonçalves, André (7 December 2017). "Tony é o novo treinador do Vilar de Perdizes" [Tony is the new manager of Vilar de Perdizes]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  7. "Ricardo Chéu renova com o Académico de Viseu" [Ricardo Chéu renews with Académico de Viseu] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. "Ac. Viseu-Benfica B, 2–2: Golo de Saponjic foi insuficiente" [Ac. Viseu-Benfica B, 2–2: Goal from Saponjic was not enough]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 February 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. Roçadas, Luís (31 May 2019). "GD Chaves: Tony da Silva é o novo treinador dos juniores" [GD Chaves: Tony da Silva is the new juniors manager] (in Portuguese). Desportivo Transmontano. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  10. Marcel, Japhet (6 October 2019). "Cameroun: Le nouveau sélectionneur et ses adjoints ont officiellement signé" [Cameroon: The new manager and his assistants have officially signed] (in French). Mondial Sport. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  11. "CFR Cluj câştigat Supercupa României" [CFR Cluj win Romanian Supercup]. Gândul (in Romanian). 27 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
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