Bruno Silva (footballer, born 1980)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bruno Silva

| image = Bruno-Silva.jpg

| image_size = 200

| fullname = Bruno Ramón Silva Barone

| height = 1.80 m

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|3|29}}

| birth_place = Isidoro Noblía, Uruguay

| currentclub =

| position = Right back

| youthyears1 = 1999–2000

| youthclubs1 = Danubio

| years1 = 2000–2003

| years2 = 2004

| years3 = 2004–2005

| years4 = 2005–2008

| years5 = 2008–2012

| years6 = 2010

| years7 = 2013–2017

| clubs1 = Danubio

| clubs2 = Rostov

| clubs3 = Danubio

| clubs4 = Groningen

| clubs5 = Ajax

| clubs6 = → Internacional (loan)

| clubs7 = Cerro Largo

| caps1 = 83

| caps2 = 4

| caps3 = 23

| caps4 = 67

| caps5 = 21

| caps6 = 11

| caps7 = 76

| goals1 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 4

| goals4 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 1

| goals7 = 9

| totalcaps = 285

| totalgoals = 20

| nationalyears1 = 2003–2009

| nationalteam1 = Uruguay

| nationalcaps1 = 17

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2021

| managerclubs1 = Atlético Tucumán (assistant)

| manageryears2 = 2022

| managerclubs2 = Sol de América (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2024

| managerclubs3 = Cerro Largo

}}

Bruno Ramón Silva Barone (born 29 March 1980) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a right back.

During his career, he played for Danubio in Uruguay, FC Rostov in Russia, Groningen and Ajax in the Netherlands, as well as Internacional in Brazil, with whom he won the 2010 Copa Libertadores. A severe shoulder injury forced Silva into early retirement.

Club career

=Early years=

Silva began playing first-team football for Danubio in Montevideo, Uruguay at the start of the 2000 season. He remained with the club until 2003, then was transferred to FC Rostov to play in the Russian Premier League. He would make only four league appearances for the Russian side, before returning to Danubio back in his native Uruguay after the season ended. In the second half of the 2004 season, Silva played nine games in which he scored once. In 2005 he made fourteen appearances, in which he scored three goals. In total, Silva's return lasted a season and a half.

=Groningen=

Silva left for Europe again ahead of the 2005–06 season to sign a one-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen.{{cite news |title=FC Groningen strikt Uruguayaan Bruno Silva |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/fc-groningen-strikt-uruguayaan-bruno-silva |work=Voetbal International |date=26 July 2005 |language=nl}} An emerging right full-back, he made a good impression with the Pride of the North, which resulted in his contract being extended. In the 2006–07 season Silva became a key player for the club. In the following season, Silva was again an important starter. During the winter transfer period of that season, there were several clubs that showed interest in the Uruguayan. Silva played 68 games in which he scored twice, as Groningen were in third place when he left in January 2008.

=Ajax=

==First spell==

In January 2008, Ajax showed interest in Silva. As a result, Silva decided to go on strike, in order to force a transfer.{{cite news |title=Uruguyaan Silva wil naar Ajax |url=https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/uruguyaan-silva-wil-naar-ajax~b7008a85/ |work=Het Parool |date=10 January 2008 |language=nl-NL}} Eventually, he succeeded and moved to Ajax on 22 January 2008.{{cite web |title=Ajax contracteert Bruno Silva |url=http://www.ajax.nl/web/show/id=154417/contentid=65308 |website=Ajax |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123053734/http://www.ajax.nl/web/show/id=154417/contentid=65308 |archive-date=23 January 2008 |language=nl |date=22 January 2008}} This caused anger with the Groningen supporters.{{cite news |last1=Stoelwinder |first1=Krist |title=Door deze transfers kregen Groningen-supporters een hekel aan Ajax |url=https://www.elfvoetbal.nl/binnenland/279178/door-deze-transfers-kregen-groningen-supporters-een-hekel-aan-ajax- |work=Elfvoetbal.nl |date=29 March 2020 |language=nl}} Groningen-teammates Rasmus Lindgren and Silva's fellow countryman Luis Suárez also leaving Groningen for Ajax added insult to injury. The first time Silva play an away game against Groningen with Ajax, burning toilet paper was thrown at the pitch, and the game was suspended due to fire on the stands.{{cite news |last1=Kokke |first1=Michiel |title=Supporters maken FC Groningen - Ajax onmogelijk |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/overig/supporters-maken-fc-groningen-ajax-onmogelijk~aba0a8a6/ |work=de Gelderlander |date=13 April 2008 |language=nl}} In the second half of the 2007–08 season, Silva made twelve appearances for Ajax.

The following season – 2008–09 – was a difficult season for Silva, as he was surpassed in the starting lineup by the emerging talent Gregory van der Wiel, which meant that he lost his starting job and was often not even part of the matchday squad.{{cite news |title=De grootste miskopen van Ajax {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/nl/gallerys/de-grootste-miskopen-van-ajax/1/137edz4r0z2te17asdwms7zcqf |work=GOAL |date=19 December 2014 |language=nl}}{{cite news |title=Bruno Silva mag vertrekken bij Ajax |url=https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/bruno-silva-mag-vertrekken-bij-ajax~bda1bf62/ |work=Het Parool |date=27 November 2009 |language=nl-NL}} In the end, he would still play nine games and score once. In January 2009, both Palermo and Roma showed interest in acquiring Silva from Ajax.{{cite news |title=Palermo volgt Bruno Silva |url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/133947/palermo-volgt-bruno-silva |work=Voetbalprimeur |date=24 January 2009 |language=nl-NL}} However, Ajax did not respond to this, because they at the time had too few defenders in the squad.{{cite news |title=Ajax liet Bruno Silva niet naar AS Roma gaan |url=https://fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/112882/ajax-liet-bruno-silva-niet-naar-as-roma-gaan/ |work=FCUpdate.nl |date=3 February 2009 |language=nl}}{{cite news |title=Bruno Silva moet van Van Basten bij Ajax blijven |url=https://www.parool.nl/nieuws/bruno-silva-moet-van-van-basten-bij-ajax-blijven~bcb7de0f/ |work=Het Parool |date=3 February 2009 |language=nl-NL}} During the first half of the 2009–10 season, Silva no longer made an impact on the pitch for Ajax.

==Internacional (loan)==

In December 2009, Brazilian club Internacional signed Silva on a one-year loan deal effective for the 2010 season. The loan was a success, with Silva helping the club win its second South American Copa Libertadores – Silva's first international club accolade of his career.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/bruno-silva/|title=Bruno Silva Profil |publisher=worldfootball.net |date=24 October 2011 |accessdate=24 October 2011}}{{cite news |last1=Doodeman |first1=Michel |title=We spraken Bruno Silva over Ajax, de dood en leven als boer |url=https://www.vice.com/nl/article/mbkm8p/we-spraken-bruno-silva-over-ajax-de-dood-en-leven-als-boer |work=VICE |date=13 December 2016 |language=nl}} He made 15 appearances for the club, in which he scored one goal before returning to Ajax.

==Return==

Silva's loan ended on 31 December 2010. On 4 January 2011, he returned to the training pitch at Ajax, together with Argentine striker Darío Cvitanich, who had also been on loan during the 2010 season.{{cite web |title=Cvitanich en Silva terug op oude nest |url=http://www.ajax.nl/Nieuws/Nieuwsarchief/Nieuws-artikel/Cvitanich-en-Silva-terug-op-oude-nest.htm |website=Ajax |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107091615/http://www.ajax.nl/Nieuws/Nieuwsarchief/Nieuws-artikel/Cvitanich-en-Silva-terug-op-oude-nest.htm |archive-date=7 January 2011 |language=nl |date=4 January 2011}} Silva played in Ajax's winter friendlies under new head coach Frank de Boer, but on 11 January, he was injured during a training session and broke his collarbone.{{cite web |title=Silva verlaat veld met blessure |url=http://www.ajax.nl/Nieuws/Nieuwsarchief/Nieuws-artikel/Silva-verlaat-veld-met-blessure.htm |website=Ajax |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110114174121/http://www.ajax.nl/Nieuws/Nieuwsarchief/Nieuws-artikel/Silva-verlaat-veld-met-blessure.htm |archive-date=14 January 2011 |language=nl |date=11 January 2011}}{{cite news|url= http://www.goal.com/en/news/462/netherlands/2011/01/28/2327636/bruno-silva-injury-blow-for-ajax|title=Bruno Silva Injury Blow for Ajax |publisher=Goal.com |date=28 January 2011 |accessdate=24 October 2011}} Because of this, Silva had to undergo surgery on his shoulder. On 3 February 2011, it was announced that Silva would be sidelined for about four months and therefore had to miss the rest of the season.{{cite news |title=Bruno Silva maanden uitgeschakeld |url=https://nos.nl/artikel/216304-bruno-silva-maanden-uitgeschakeld.html |work=nos.nl |date=3 February 2011 |language=nl}} However, something went wrong during surgery, and he suffered a life-threatening infection.{{cite news |title=Bruno Silva: Ik vreesde voor mijn leven |url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/bruno-silva-ik-vreesde-voor-mijn-leven~a868c29b/ |work=Algemeen Dagblad |date=13 April 2012 |language=nl}} He was sidelined for the entire 2011–12 season. On 31 March 2012 it was announced that Ajax would enter into talks with Silva about his expiring contract and rehabilitation.{{cite news |title=Ajax in gesprek met Bruno Silva {{!}} Ajax Showtime |url=https://www.ajaxshowtime.com/hoofdnieuws/ajax-in-gesprek-met-bruno-silva.html |work=Ajax Showtime |date=31 March 2012 |language=nl}}

=Cerro Largo=

After a long rehabilitation with multiple surgeries, Silva made his return in March 2013 as a player of Cerro Largo from his hometown. In 2014, he became team captain of the club, which suffered relegation from the Primera División to Segunda División that year. He retired after the 2017 season.{{cite news|url= http://www.goal.com/en/news/462/netherlands/2012/04/13/3033380/ajaxs-bruno-silva-injury-likely-to-force-me-into-early|title=Ajax's Bruno Silva: Injury likely to force me into early retirement. |publisher=Goal.com |date=13 April 2012 |accessdate=1 July 2012}}

International career

On 4 February 2003, Silva made his debut for the Uruguay national team as part of the starting eleven in the Carlsberg Cup in the game against Iran under national coach Gustavo Ferrín. He was also called up for the national side under coach Juan Ramón Carrasco, the successor to Ferrín. After his fourth international on 15 August 2003, in which he led the Celeste as team captain to a 5–2 victory in the final of the LG Peace Cup against the Iraqi national team,{{cite web |title=Uruguay - International Matches 2001-2005 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-intres2005.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=5 April 2021}} Silva was not called up for a longer period. After a game against Turkey on 25 May 2008, he became a regular member of the national team again. He received his last call-up on 9 September 2009 in a 3–1 home win in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Colombia.{{cite web |title=Uruguay - International Matches 2006-2010 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-intres2010.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=5 April 2021}} He gained a total of 17 international caps in which he did not manage to score.{{cite web |title=Uruguay - Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/uru-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=5 April 2021}}{{cite web |title=Francia 0-0 Uruguay |url=http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/NEWS/440/ |website=AUF |access-date=5 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014173541/http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/NEWS/440/ |archive-date=14 October 2013 |language=es}}{{cite web |title=Uruguay - International Matches 2011-2015 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesu/uru-intres2015.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=5 April 2021}}

Coaching career

After retiring, Silva worked as an assistant of former Internacional teammate Pablo Guiñazú at Atlético Tucumán and Sol de América. On 15 December 2023, he was named manager of Cerro Largo for the upcoming season.{{cite web|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Cerro-Largo-Bruno-Silva-se-transformo-en-el-nuevo-entrenador-y-toma-las-riendas-uc874127|title=Cerro Largo: Bruno Silva se transformó en el nuevo entrenador y toma las riendas|trans-title=Cerro Largo: Bruno Silva became the new manager and takes over|publisher=Fútbol.uy|language=es|date=15 December 2023|accessdate=19 December 2023}} He resigned from the club on 3 July 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Deportes/Bruno-Silva-renuncio-como-entrenador-de-un-Cerro-Largo-apremiado-economicamente-uc893007|title=Bruno Silva renunció como entrenador de un Cerro Largo apremiado económicamente|trans-title=Bruno Silva resigned as coach of a financially pressed Cerro Largo|publisher=Fútbol.uy|language=es|date=3 July 2024|access-date=4 July 2024}}

Career statistics

{{updated|24 October 2011}}{{cite news|url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/bruno-ramon-silva-barone/2279/|title=Bruno Silva|accessdate=24 October 2011|publisher=Soccerway.com}}

colspan=3 \| Club performance ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| Continental ! colspan=2 \| Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Season	Club	League ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals ! Apps	Goals
colspan=3 \| Uruguay ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| South America ! colspan=2 \| Total
2003	rowspan="2"\|Danubio	rowspan="2"\|Primera División	39	2\|



\|39	2
2004	9	1\|



\|9	1
colspan=3 \| Russia ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Russian Cup ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=2 \| Total
2004	rowspan="1"\|FC Rostov	rowspan="1"\|Premier League	4	0\|



\|4	0
colspan=3 \| Uruguay ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Cup ! colspan=2 \| South America ! colspan=2 \| Total
2005–06	rowspan="1"\|Danubio	rowspan="1"\|Primera División	14	3\|



\|14	3
colspan=3 \| Netherlands ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| KNVB Cup ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=2 \| Total
2005–06	rowspan="3"\|FC Groningen	rowspan="3"\|Eredivisie	21	1\|



\|21	1
2006–07	29	0\|



\|29	0
2007–08	18	1\|



\|18	1
2007–08	rowspan="3"\|AFC Ajax	rowspan="3"\|Eredivisie	12	0\|



\|12	0
2008–09	8	0\|



\|8	0
2009–10	0	0\|



\|0	0
colspan=3 \| Brazil ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| Copa do Brasil ! colspan=2 \| South America ! colspan=2 \| Total
2010	rowspan="1"\|Internacional (loan)	rowspan="1"\|Série A	2	0	9	1	2	0	13	1
colspan=3 \| Netherlands ! colspan=2 \| League ! colspan=2 \| KNVB Cup ! colspan=2 \| Europe ! colspan=2 \| Total
2010–11	rowspan="2"\|AFC Ajax	rowspan="2"\|Eredivisie\|







2011–12\|







rowspan=4 \| Total ! colspan=2 \| Uruguay !62\|\|6\|



\|62	6
colspan=2 \| Brazil !2\|\|0\|\|9\|\|1\|\|2\|\|0\|\|13\|\|1
colspan=2 \| Russia !4\|\|0\|



\|4	0
colspan=2 \| Netherlands !88\|\|2\|



\|88	2
colspan=3 \| Career total !156\|\|8\|\|9\|\|1\|\|2\|\|0\|\|167\|\|9