Born in
Porto, Silva began his career in 2005, as a scout for
Jesualdo Ferreira at
Braga. He followed Ferreira to
Porto,
Málaga and
Panathinaikos, being an assistant in the latter two teams. In May 2012, Silva joined
Nuno Espírito Santo's staff at
Rio Ave as his assistant, after previously working with him at Málaga and Panathinaikos. He remained as his assistant at
Valencia, Porto and
Wolverhampton Wanderers. In June 2021, after Espírito Santo agreed to become the manager of
Tottenham Hotspur, Silva did not follow him to his new club, stating a desire to become a first team manager. On 19 December, he was appointed in charge of
Primeira Liga side
Famalicão, replacing
Ivo Vieira at the 16th-placed team. On his career debut two days later, his team drew 1–1 at home to
Portimonense in the
fifth round of the
Taça de Portugal before losing 4–2 on
penalties; his first league game on 9 January was a 2–2 home draw with
Braga. Silva left the club by mutual consent on 20 September 2022, having won once in seven games of the
new season. His team were third-from-bottom, with four points. ==Managerial statistics==