Bruno Silva

Early years

Silva began playing first-team football for Danubio in Montevideo, Uruguay at the start of the 2000 season. He remained with the club until 2003, then was transferred to FC Rostov to play in the Russian Premier League. He would make only four league appearances for the Russian side before returning to Danubio in his native Uruguay after the season ended. In the second half of the 2004 season, Silva played nine games in which he scored once. In 2005, he made fourteen appearances, in which he scored three goals. In total, Silva's return lasted a season and a half.

Groningen

Silva left for Europe again ahead of the 2005–06 season to sign a one-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club Groningen. An emerging right full-back, he made a good impression with the Pride of the North, which resulted in his contract being extended. In the 2006–07 season, Silva became a key player for the club. In the following season, Silva was again an important starter. During the winter transfer period of that season, there were several clubs that showed interest in the Uruguayan. Silva played 68 games in which he scored twice, as Groningen were in third place when he left in January 2008.

Ajax

First spell

In January 2008, Ajax showed interest in Silva. As a result, Silva decided to go on strike in order to force a transfer. Eventually, he succeeded and moved to Ajax on 22 January 2008. This caused anger with the Groningen supporters.…

On 4 February 2003, Silva made his debut for the Uruguay national team as part of the starting eleven in the Carlsberg Cup in the game against Iran under national coach Gustavo Ferrín. He was also called up for the national side under coach Juan Ramón Carrasco, the successor to Ferrín. After his fourth international on 15 August 2003, in which he led the Celeste as team captain to a 5–2 victory in the final of the LG Peace Cup against the Iraqi national team, Silva was not called up for a longer period. After a game against Turkey on 25 May 2008, he became a regular member of the national team again. He received his last call-up on 9 September 2009 in a 3–1 home win in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Colombia. He gained a total of 17 international caps in which he did not manage to score.

After retiring, Silva worked as an assistant of former Internacional teammate Pablo Guiñazú at Atlético Tucumán and Sol de América. On 15 December 2023, he was named manager of Cerro Largo for the upcoming season. He resigned from the club on 3 July 2024.

As of 24 October 2011