Carlos Silva (Colombian footballer)

Carlos Silva
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Alberto Silva Socarrás
Date of birth	29 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Santa Marta, Colombia
Team information
Current team	Unión Magdalena (youth manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Unión Magdalena
Managerial career
1996–2007	Unión Magdalena (youth)
2008–2010	Unión Magdalena
2011–2012	Unión Magdalena
2015–2016	Unión Magdalena
2017	Unión Comercio
2019–2022	Unión Magdalena
2022–	Unión Magdalena (youth)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Alberto Silva Socarrás (born 29 April 1973) is a Colombian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Unión Magdalena's youth categories.

Career

Silva was born in Santa Marta, and played for hometown side Unión Magdalena as a senior. After retiring, he returned to the club in 1996 as a manager of the youth categories.

Ahead of the 2008 season, Silva was named manager of Magdalena's first team in the Categoría Primera B. He left in August 2010, being subsequently replaced by Arturo Boyacá.^[1]

On 23 April 2011, Silva was again named at Unión Magdalena, in the place of Eduardo Retat.^[2] He remained in charge until the end of the 2012 season, as the club missed out promotion in the Finals.

Silva returned to Magdalena in 2014, but as a coordinator of the youth categories.^[3] On 21 August of the following year, he again replaced Retat at the helm of the first team.^[4]

Silva left Unión Magdalena again in September 2016,^[5] and moved abroad the following May after being presented as manager of Peruvian side Unión Comercio.^[6] In September, however, he was sacked.^[7]

On 17 September 2019, Silva returned to Unión Magdalena, with the club seriously threatened with relegation in the Categoría Primera A.^[8] Despite failing to avoid relegation, he remained in charge, and led the club back to the top tier in 2021.^[9]

On 12 April 2022, after the appointment of Claudio Rodríguez as manager of Magdalena, Silva was demoted to the role of youth manager.^[10]

References

^ "Arturo Boyacá es el nuevo director técnico del Unión Magdalena" [Arturo Boyacá is the new manager of Unión Magdalena] (in Spanish). Futbol Red. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ "Eduardo Retat no aguantó la presión y renunció de la dirección del Unión Magdalena" [Eduardo Retat could not withstand the pressure and resigned from Unión Magdalena] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ "El renacer deportivo del Unión Magdalena llega en las menores" [The sporting rebirth of Unión Magdalena reach the youth setup] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ "Carlos Silva Socarrás reemplaza a Eduardo Retat en la dirección técnica del Unión Magdalena" [Carlos Silva Socarrás replaces Eduardo Retat at Unión Magdalena] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ "Gustavo Onaindia es el nuevo director técnico de Unión Magdalena" [Gustavo Onaindia is the new manager of Unión Magdalena] (in Spanish). Futbol Red. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ "El samario Carlos Silva se abre camino en el fútbol peruano" [The samarium Carlos Silva opens a path in Peruvian football] (in Spanish). El Informador. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ "Unión Comercio volvió a cambiar de técnico: se fue Carlos Silva y llegó Javier Arce" [Unión Comercio changed manager again: Carlos Silva left and Javier Arce arrived] (in Spanish). Depor. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ "Volvió Carlos 'Paradita' Silva al Unión Magdalena" [Carlos 'Paradita' Silva returned to Unión Magdalena] (in Spanish). Opinión Caribe. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ "La cuarta fue la vencida para el técnico Carlos Silva" [The fourth was the charm for the manager Carlos Silva] (in Spanish). Hoy Diario de Magdalena. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^ "Claudio Rodríguez es el nuevo técnico del Unión" [Claudio Rodríguez is the new manager of Unión] (in Spanish). Hoy Diario del Magdalena. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

External links

Carlos Silva coach profile at Soccerway

[1] "Arturo Boyacá es el nuevo director técnico del Unión Magdalena" [Arturo Boyacá is the new manager of Unión Magdalena] (in Spanish). Futbol Red. 18 August 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[2] "Eduardo Retat no aguantó la presión y renunció de la dirección del Unión Magdalena" [Eduardo Retat could not withstand the pressure and resigned from Unión Magdalena] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[3] "El renacer deportivo del Unión Magdalena llega en las menores" [The sporting rebirth of Unión Magdalena reach the youth setup] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[4] "Carlos Silva Socarrás reemplaza a Eduardo Retat en la dirección técnica del Unión Magdalena" [Carlos Silva Socarrás replaces Eduardo Retat at Unión Magdalena] (in Spanish). El Heraldo. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[5] "Gustavo Onaindia es el nuevo director técnico de Unión Magdalena" [Gustavo Onaindia is the new manager of Unión Magdalena] (in Spanish). Futbol Red. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[6] "El samario Carlos Silva se abre camino en el fútbol peruano" [The samarium Carlos Silva opens a path in Peruvian football] (in Spanish). El Informador. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[7] "Unión Comercio volvió a cambiar de técnico: se fue Carlos Silva y llegó Javier Arce" [Unión Comercio changed manager again: Carlos Silva left and Javier Arce arrived] (in Spanish). Depor. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[8] "Volvió Carlos 'Paradita' Silva al Unión Magdalena" [Carlos 'Paradita' Silva returned to Unión Magdalena] (in Spanish). Opinión Caribe. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[9] "La cuarta fue la vencida para el técnico Carlos Silva" [The fourth was the charm for the manager Carlos Silva] (in Spanish). Hoy Diario de Magdalena. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.

[10] "Claudio Rodríguez es el nuevo técnico del Unión" [Claudio Rodríguez is the new manager of Unión] (in Spanish). Hoy Diario del Magdalena. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

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