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Nélio (footballer, born 1971)

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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
1995Guarani (loan)
1997Fluminense (loan)
1998Atlético 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

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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

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

Honours

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Flamengo
Atlético Mineiro
Atlético Paranaense

References

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  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.
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