Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Paulo Silas do Prado Pereira , best known as Silas ( born August 27 , 1965 in Campinas ) is a former Brazilian football ( soccer ) player and is currently manager of AvaÃ .
Simplified: Paulo Silas ( born 27 August 1965 ) is a former Brazilian football player .