Fernando Nélson
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| Full name | Fernando Nélson Jesus Vieira Alves | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1986 | Porto | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987 | Rio Tinto | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1990 | Salgueiros | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Salgueiros | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1996 | Sporting CP | 115 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1998 | Aston Villa | 60 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Porto | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Porto B | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Vitória Setúbal | 32 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Rio Tinto | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 275 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Portugal U20 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Portugal U21 | 22 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2001 | Portugal | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fernando Nélson Jesus Vieira Alves (born 5 November 1971), known as Nélson, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Best known for his spell at Sporting CP, he also played for Porto in his country, having a two-year stint at Aston Villa in England as well.
Nélson achieved Primeira Liga figures of 202 games and three goals over ten seasons.
Club career
[edit]Nélson was born in Porto. After starting professionally at local S.C. Salgueiros, he signed for fellow Primeira Liga club Sporting CP immediately after having helped the Portugal under-20s to win the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship, played in the country.[1]
At the Lisbon-based side, Nélson won the 1995 Taça de Portugal. After three final solid seasons, where he made nearly 100 league appearances and scored two goals, he joined Aston Villa in summer 1996, under manager Brian Little.[2]
After two Premier League campaigns in the Midlands and 75 games in all competitions, in July 1998 Nélson moved to FC Porto – his first youth club – winning his only national championship in his debut season.[3] He would be irregularly used the following three years (playing as much as 20 matches and as little as none), and in 2002 agreed to a three-year contract with Vitória F.C. also in the top division.[4]
Nélson retired after two seasons with amateurs S.C. Rio Tinto, later becoming their president.[5]
International career
[edit]Nélson won ten full caps for Portugal, making his debut on 3 June 1995 in a 3–2 home win against Latvia for the UEFA Euro 1996 qualifiers.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Nélson's twin brother, Albertino, was also a footballer and a defender. He too started his career – which spanned more than two decades, with teams in all levels of Portuguese football – with Porto (youth) and Salgueiros, and amassed top-tier totals of 204 games and one goal, mainly with C.S. Marítimo.[5]
Nélson was a member of Opus Dei.[5]
Honours
[edit]Sporting CP
Porto
Portugal U-20
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ribeiro, Ireneu (20 August 2011). "Geração de ouro faz 20 anos" [Golden generation celebrates 20th birthday]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ Riley, Catherine (12 July 1996). "Nelson finalises move to Villa". The Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ a b Sousa, Guilherme; Pateiro, João Ricardo (20 February 2019). ""Vou à missa e leio a Bíblia todos os dias." Nélson, o ex-jogador que é membro do Opus Dei" ["I go to church and read the Bible everyday." Nélson, the former player who is a member of Opus Dei] (in Portuguese). TSF. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Nélson assina pelo Vitória" [Nélson signs for Vitória]. Record (in Portuguese). 27 June 2002. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ a b c Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo; Travassos, Nuno (1 April 2016). "Nélson: um faz-tudo na gestão de espaços desportivos" [Nélson: factotum in management of sporting facilities] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ "Os «Príncipes» de Octávio em 1994/95" [Octávio's "Princes" in 1994/95]. Record (in Portuguese). 31 January 2001. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Pinto, Vítor (10 February 2000). "FC Porto: Justiça de Jardel" [FC Porto: Justice of Jardel]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "FC Porto-Marítimo, 2–0 (Pena 13, Alenitchev 78)". Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
External links
[edit]- Fernando Nélson at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Fernando Nélson at Soccerbase
- Fernando Nélson national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Fernando Nélson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Fernando Nélson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Portuguese twins
- Portuguese men's footballers
- Footballers from Porto
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Divisão players
- S.C. Salgueiros players
- Sporting CP footballers
- FC Porto players
- FC Porto B players
- Vitória F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Portugal men's youth international footballers
- Portugal men's under-21 international footballers
- Portugal men's international footballers
- Portuguese expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in England