Dido (footballer)

Dido

Personal information
Full name	Edson Silva
Date of birth	(1962-06-27) June 27, 1962
Place of birth	Brazil
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Flamengo
1984–1986	Santos	2	(0)
1986–1996	Beitar Jerusalem	22	(0)
Managerial career
1996	Maccabi Lazarus Holon
2001–2002	Vietnam
2005	Chinese Taipei
2009	Bangladesh
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edson Silva, also known by the nickname Dido (born June 27, 1962), is a former Brazilian association football player who played for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs Flamengo and Santos. He holds a Dutch passport.

Playing career

Dido played as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A clubs Flamengo and Santos. As a Santos player, he played two Série A games in 1984. He has also played in Israel, moving to the country to join Beitar Jerusalem, where he retired in 1996, and started a coaching career, as Maccabi Lazarus Holon's head coach.

Coaching career

He coached the national teams of Vietnam in 2001 and in 2002, Chinese Taipei in 2005, and was hired on December 31, 2008 to coach Bangladesh until this contract was terminated on November 10, 2009 prior to the SAFF Cup.