Marco Silva — Data, evidence & sources

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Marco Silva

SL Benfica· Liga Portugal · Portugal flag Portugal

Employed4-2-3-1PossessionLiga Portugal hub →

GafferScore

81/ 100

High level

84th percentile of covered managers

High confidenceUpdated today

CAREER & CONTRACT RECORD NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR THIS MANAGER.

Current role

Head Coach

Current base shape

4-2-3-1

Appointed

Not yet available

Contract expiry

—

Senior managerial experience

Not yet available

Date of birth

Not yet available

Place of birth

Not available

Tactical identity

Possession

Provisional data

Season: 2026/27Competition: Liga PortugalUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — club relationship manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline

Data profile

Prototype dataset

Metric	Value	Percentile	Comparison group
Attack	84	80th	Covered managers
Defence	86	91st	Covered managers
Pressing	85	82nd	Covered managers
Possession	85	84th	Covered managers
Build-Up	86	87th	Covered managers
Transition	85	86th	Covered managers
Player Development	85	84th	Covered managers
Tactical Flexibility	86	89th	Covered managers
GafferScore	81	84th	Covered managers

Verified career record

No verified match record is held for this manager yet. GafferLens does not estimate totals, so figures appear here only once each senior spell has been sourced.

Methodology & data freshness

GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.

Updated today · Confidence HIGH · Source: GafferLens editorial review — club relationship manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline

Image credits

Visual: GafferLens generic SL Benfica shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Marco Silva (status: PLACEHOLDER).

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