Nélio (footballer, born 1971)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Melo.
Nélio
Personal information
Full name Nélio da Silva Melo
Date of birth (1971-01-26) 26 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1998 Flamengo
1995 → Guarani (loan)
1997 → Fluminense (loan)
1998 → Atlético Paranaense (loan)
1999 Ituano
1999 Paraná
2000 Americano
2000–2001 Haladás 9 (3)
2001 Botafogo-SP
2002 Botafogo-PB
2004 Haladás 2 (0)
2006 Guanabara
2007 Pinheiros
2008 Ypiranga de Macapá
2010 Flamengo do Piauí
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nélio da Silva Melo (born 26 January 1971) better known as Nélio is a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Nélio scored three times for Haladás during the 2000–01 Hungarian National Championship I.[1][2] He then returned to Brazil to play for Botafogo (SP) in August 2001.[3]

He signed for Botafogo (PB) in December 2001.[4] He played in the 2002 Copa do Brasil and the 2002 Campeonato do Nordeste, scoring in the latter competition.[5][6] He recovered from an injury in April.[7]

Nélio played twice for Haladás during the 2003–04 Hungarian National Championship I.[8][9]

Personal life

Nélio's brothers Nildeson and Gilberto were also footballers, and represented El Salvador and Brazil respectively.

Honours

Flamengo
Atlético Mineiro
Atlético Paranaense

References

  1. ^ "Hungary 2000/01". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Duna?jv?ros Online - H?rek - Duna?jv?ros Online". Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Veterano Nélio deve ser a novidade do Botafogo-SP" (in Portuguese). terra.com.br. 3 August 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Ex-atacante do Fla é atração na apresentação do Botafogo-PB" (in Portuguese). terra.com.br. 12 December 2001. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  5. ^ "Com Ronaldo e Maradona, Bota-PB bate ABC" (in Portuguese). terra.com.br. 23 March 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  6. ^ "ESTATÍSTICAS". geocities. Archived from the original on 20 October 2009.[unreliable source?]
  7. ^ "Nélio se recupera e volta ao Botafogo-PB" (in Portuguese). terra.com.br. 11 April 2002. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  8. ^ "NB1.hu". www.nb1.hu.
  9. ^ "NB1.hu". www.nb1.hu.