Career
Having ended his professional career in his 40s – playing in 23 Primeira Liga seasons and totalling 408 appearances – he went on to have another extensive spell, as a goalkeeper"s coach, under José Mourinho. Born in Setúbal, Silvino started his professional career with hometown"s Vitória de Setúbal in 1977, moving to Vitória de Guimarães after five years at the club He was signed by South.L. for 1984-1985, but did not appear once in that year"s Primeira Liga, barred by legendary Manuel Bento.
He played in the European Cup finals in 1988 and 1990, having captained the side in the latter.
Leaving in 1994 Silvino rejoined Vitória Setúbal, then moved to Football Club for the 1995-1996 season: despite not having to face Vítor Baía in his second year (after his departure to Football Club Barcelona) he appeared very rarely in his stint, and closed out his career at northern neighbours South Carolina (U.S.) Salgueiros, retiring in June 2000 after three years. Subsequently, Louro began a career as a goalkeeping coach, successively at, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, always under countryman José Mourinho.
Silvino made his debut for Portugal as a Vitória Guimarães player, in a 0–0 draw with Hungary on 13 April 1983. He lost the number one shirt in January 1991 to young Baía, as a result of having lost his job to Neno, and spent the vast remainder of his international career on the substitutes" bench.
From 2000 to 2002, prior to his appointment, Louro was the goalkeeper coach for the national team
