Kuki (footballer, born 1971)

{{short description|Brazilian footballer and coach}}

{{Other uses|Kuki (disambiguation){{!}}Kuki}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kuki

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| fullname = Sílvio Luiz Borba da Silva

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1971|4|30}}

| birth_place = Crateús, Brazil

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| position = Forward

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| years4=1996|clubs4=Ypiranga (RS)|caps4=|goals4=

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| years16=2008–2009|clubs16=Náutico|caps16=|goals16=

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Sílvio Luiz Borba da Silva, usually known as Kuki (born April 30, 1971,{{cite web|url=http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=115987|title=Kuki|publisher=CBF|accessdate=September 29, 2007|language=Portuguese}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} in Crateús, Ceará),{{cite web|url=http://en.sambafoot.com/players/3087_Kuki.html|title=Kuki|publisher=Sambafoot|accessdate=September 29, 2007|language=Portuguese}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} is a Brazilian retired association footballer who played forward and a head coach.

Career

=Playing career=

Kuki is Náutico's all time's fourth goalscorer.{{cite web|url=http://www.timbunet.com.br/noticias_detalhes.asp?f_codigo=1942|title=Seis anos de um fenômeno chamado "Kuki"|publisher=TimbuNet|accessdate=September 29, 2007|language=Portuguese|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208091201/http://www.timbunet.com.br/noticias_detalhes.asp?f_codigo=1942|archive-date=February 8, 2012|url-status=dead}} In January 2008, he returned to Náutico{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/ESP/Noticia/Futebol/0,,MUL245338-4274,00.html|title=Náutico acerta retorno de Kuki|publisher=Globo Esporte|accessdate=May 22, 2008|language=Portuguese}} from a loan to Santa Cruz, where he went after he was booed by Náutico supporters when the club was defeated by Cruzeiro 4–1 at Estádio dos Aflitos on July 18, 2007, for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

He played Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in K League in 2002. He only appeared in League Cup 2 matches.

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, at Estádio dos Aflitos, after playing his 386th game for the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.lancenet.com.br/noticias/09-09-13/617075.stm|title=Kuki bate recorde no Náutico|publisher=Lance!|date=September 13, 2009|accessdate=February 21, 2011|language=Portuguese}}

The last club he defended was Clube Náutico Capibaribe.{{cite web|url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2007/07/25/ult59u126520.jhtm|title=Chateado com torcida, Kuki troca Náutico por rival Santa Cruz|publisher=Esportes UOL|accessdate=September 29, 2007|language=Portuguese}} He retired after playing 387 games for the club and scoring 184 goals.{{cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Times/Nautico/0,,MUL1563883-9871,00-NAUTICO+ACERTA+RETORNO+DE+KUKI+MAS+AGORA+COMO+AUXILIAR+TECNICO.html|title=Náutico acerta retorno de Kuki, mas agora como auxiliar técnico|publisher=GloboEsporte.com|date=April 9, 2010|accessdate=April 9, 2010|language=Portuguese}}

=Coaching career=

Kuki was hired as Náutico's assistant manager in April 2010, working with head coach Alexandre Gallo during the 2010 season.

Honors

Kuki won the Campeonato Catarinense Second Level in 2000 with Internacional de Lages, and the Campeonato Pernambucano in 2001, 2002, and 2004 with Náutico.

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