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Marco Silva

Marco Silva, Portuguese football manager

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Born
July 12, 1977
Age in 2026
49
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1977

About Marco Silva

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva (European Portuguese: [ˈmaɾku ˈsilvɐ]; born 12 July 1977) is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He is the head coach of Primeira Liga club Benfica. He played for a variety of Portuguese clubs, finishing his career with a six-year spell at Estoril. He managed them for three years before spending a season as coach of Sporting CP, during which the team won the 2014–15 Taça de Portugal. Silva then worked abroad, first with Olympiacos where he won the Super League Greece in 2015–16. He went on to spent several years in the English Premier League, as head coach of Hull City, Watford, Everton and Fulham.

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Marco Silva timeline

  1. He managed them for three years before spending a season as coach of Sporting CP, during which the team won the 2014–15 Taça de Portugal.
  2. Silva then worked abroad, first with Olympiacos where he won the Super League Greece in 2015–16.

The world when Marco Silva was born

Marco Silva was born in 1977. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1977

  • #1 song"You Light Up My Life" – Debby Boone
  • Top movieStar Wars
  • Top TV showHappy Days
  • Best-selling bookThe Silmarillion – J.R.R. Tolkien

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentPelé retires after final match with the New York Cosmos
  • Top headlineStar Wars premieres and changes cinema forever
  • Technology milestoneApple II computer released
  • Defining fadStar Wars mania
  • Notable inventionAtari 2600 video game console
  • World population4.23 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonPortland Trail Blazers (NBA)
  • U.S. population220.2M

1977 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marco Silva's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19772026
Gas$0.62$3.45/gal
Average home$49,300$435,000
Average income$16,009$67,500
Minimum wage$2.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.23$11.95
Postage stamp$0.13$0.73
Population220.2M341 million

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