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Donato Gama da Silva (born 30 December 1962), known simply as Donato, is a retired footballer who played from the 1980s to early 2000s. He is the current manager of Spanish club Viveiro CF. He spent most of his professional career in Spain – 15 years and more than 500 official games – most notably with Deportivo de La Coruña, being part of the ''Super Depor'' squads that won several major titles, including the 2000 La Liga championship. Having started his career as a central midfielder, Donato finished it as a central defender at almost 41. He was a strong but technical player, who was able both to destroy the opposition's attacks and to help generate his own team's.〔(¿Quién jubila al abuelo? (Who retires grandpa?) ); El País, 30 December 2002 〕 Born in Brazil, Donato represented the Spanish national team at Euro 1996. ==Club career== Born in Rio de Janeiro, Donato began his 20-year professional career with America Football Club in his hometown, switching to neighbours CR Vasco da Gama in 1984 and playing there for the following four years, after which he joined Spain's Atlético Madrid as one of the first signings of elusive chairman Jesús Gil.〔(Gil presenta a Donato ante el Werder Bremen (Gil presents Donato against Werder Bremen) ); El País, 31 August 1988 〕〔(El bando de Gil (Gil's posse) ); El País, 7 April 1993 〕 With the ''Colchoneros'', he won back-to-back Copa del Rey trophies.〔(El Mallorca, finalista elemplar (Mallorca, the perfect finalist) ); El Mundo Deportivo, 30 June 1991 〕 Donato moved to Deportivo de La Coruña in 1993: alongside players like Bebeto, Mauro Silva, Miroslav Đukić and Fran, he was crucial to the team's firm establishment in both La Liga and European competitions, as he scored an impressive 18 league goals in his first two seasons combined, often from free kicks, one of his main assets.〔(El chueco de cobre (The copper ''chueco'') ); El País, 8 May 1995 〕 He continued to feature heavily for the Galicians in the following years, helping the club win two domestic cups and the historical 1999–2000 national championship (netting three times in 29 games).〔(Una noche que duró seis años (One night that lasted six years) ); El País, 20 May 2000 〕 In 2002 Donato broke a 43-year-old record, by becoming the oldest goalscorer in Spanish top flight history.〔(Donato passes test of time ); UEFA.com, 23 January 2003〕 He also held the record for the most matches played in the country's top level by a player born outside of Spain, with 466 in 15 seasons. Donato began his coaching career in Greece, as assistant manager at Aris Thessaloniki FC. In 2008 he was appointed youth team manager at lowly Montañeros CF, in the A Coruña region.〔(Donato Gama da Silva: ´Quiero dar muchos pasos y llegar hasta Primera División´ (Donato Gama da Silva: ´I want to take many steps and reach ''Primera División''´) ); La Opinión A Coruña, 19 November 2008 〕 On 5 November 2015, it was announced that Donato would take over as manager of Galician Preferente Autonómica club Viveiro CF.〔http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/deportes/2015/11/04/donato-regresa-futbol-asume-riendas-viveiro/0003_201511G4P42993.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Donato Gama da Silva」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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