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Marco Silva appointed as Watford manager

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Watford have announced the appointment of Marco Silva as manager on a 2-year contract.

A club statement read:

"Watford Football Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Marco Silva as Head Coach. The 39-year old, who has experience of managing in Portugal, Greece and most recently in England with Hull City, has signed a two-year deal at Vicarage Road. A title-winner in Greece with Olympiacos, he’d previously led Sporting to a third-place finish in Portugal in 2014 and delivered their first trophy – the Portuguese Cup – since 2008. Early managerial experiences were gained at Estoril, where he guided the club to promotion and a place in Portugal’s top-flight. The Greek Super League triumph in 2016 came with six games to spare, with Silva having earlier in that campaign led his team to victory at Arsenal in a UEFA Champions League match. Chairman and CEO Scott Duxbury said of the appointment: “Marco was one of the most sought after Head Coaches in the Premier League.

"His pedigree and promise speaks for itself with his achievements in top divisions elsewhere across Europe, as well as his work at Hull City last season." “We are delighted to have secured his services and to be welcoming a Head Coach of his profile and potential,” he added. “It’s an exciting time to be a Watford fan, and I’m sure all supporters will join me in offering Marco and his family the warmest of welcomes to Vicarage Road.”

Silva, 39, began his managerial career with Estoril in September 2011, and at the end of that season earned the club promotion into the Portuguese Premier League, by finishing first. He resigned in May 2014, and went on to manage Sporting Lisbon, and won them the Portuguese Cup in that season, but was sacked in June 2015 for failing to wear the club's suit. In July 2015, he was appointed Olympiacos manager, and won the Greek Superleague at the end of the season, before resigning in June 2016. He was then appointed Hull City manager in January 2017, and despite failing to save the club from relegation, made a big impression in the Premier League, before he resigned in May 2017.


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