Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva (born 12 July 1977) is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a right back, and the current head coach of Premier League club Watford.
His career was mainly associated to Estoril, as a player and manager. He also coached Sporting for one season, winning the 2015 Portuguese Cup.
On 8 July 2015, Silva was appointed the successor of countryman Vítor Pereira at Olympiacos FC, signing on a two-year contract.[21] His first competitive game occurred in the season opener in the Superleague Greece, won 3–0 against Panionios FC. On 17 September, he played his first UEFA Champions League match with his new club, losing 0–3 at home to FC Bayern Munich.[22]
Silva subsequently guided the team to break the record of 11 consecutive league wins from the first matchday,[23][24] also recording a 3–2 success at Arsenal in the Champions League group stage.[25] The Piraeus side's run of domestic wins ended at 17, a European record in the 21st century,[26] but they nonetheless won a record 43rd title with six games remaining.[27]
Silva quit his job on 23 June 2016, alleging personal reasons.[28]
Honours
Club
Estoril
- Segunda Liga: 2011–12
- Taça de Portugal: 2014–15
- Superleague Greece: 2015–16
- Segunda Liga Coach of the Year: 2011–12
