Kuki (footballer)
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Sílvio Luiz Borba da Silva, usually known as Kuki (born April 30, 1971 in Crateús
Crateús
Crateús a city of 76,000 inhabitants on the banks of the River Poti in the south east of the state of Ceará, in the northeast of Brazil. Crateús is about 350 km from Fortaleza, Capital of Ceará. Crateús is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Crateús....

, Ceará), is a retired association footballer who played forward and a head coach.

Playing career

Kuki is Náutico
Clube Náutico Capibaribe
Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco....

's all time's fourth goalscorer. In January 2008, he returned to Náutico from a loan to Santa Cruz, where he went after he was booed by Náutico supporters when the club was defeated by Cruzeiro
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...

 4–1 at Estádio dos Aflitos
Estádio dos Aflitos
Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho, also known as Estádio dos Aflitos, is a football stadium located in Recife, Brazil. The stadium was built in 1939 and is able to hold 20,000 people....

 on July 18, 2007, for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...

.

Kuki became the most capped Náutico player on September 13, 2009 during the 2009 Série A, in a game against Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense
Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, commonly known as just Grêmio , is a Brazilian professional association football team based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul founded by English and German immigrants on September 15, 1903. Major titles captured by Grêmio include one Intercontinental Cup, two Copa...

, at Estádio dos Aflitos
Estádio dos Aflitos
Estádio Eládio de Barros Carvalho, also known as Estádio dos Aflitos, is a football stadium located in Recife, Brazil. The stadium was built in 1939 and is able to hold 20,000 people....

, after playing his 386th game for the club.

The last club he defended was Clube Náutico Capibaribe
Clube Náutico Capibaribe
Clube Náutico Capibaribe, also known as Náutico, is a Brazilian sports club, including a professional football team, in Recife, Pernambuco....

. He retired after playing 387 games for the club and scoring 184 goals.

Coaching career

Kuki was hired as Náutico's assistant manager in April 2010, working with head coach Alexandre Gallo
Alexandre Gallo
Alexandre Tadeu Gallo, best known as Gallo is one of the new gifted Brazilian young coaches of the new generation. He used to be a former football player as a defensive midfielder...

 during the 2010 season
2010 in Brazilian football
The following article presents a summary of the 2010 football season in Brazil, which is the 109th season of competitive football in the country.-Campeonato Brasileiro Série A:...

.

Honors

Kuki won the Campeonato Catarinense Second Level in 2000 with Internacional de Lages
Esporte Clube Internacional (SC)
Esporte Clube Internacional, commonly known as Inter de Lages, is a Brazilian football team based in Lages, Santa Catarina state. They won the Campeonato Catarinense once and competed in the Taça Brasil once.-History:...

, and the Campeonato Pernambucano
Campeonato Pernambucano
The Campeonato Pernambucano de Futebol is the football championship of Pernambuco state, Brazil, and is organized by the Pernambuco Football Federation....

 in 2001, 2002 and 2004 with Náutico.

External links

Profile at the Brazil FA Database
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