Nelson Zeglio

Nelson Zeglio
Personal information
Date of birth	21 November 1926
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	25 February 2019 (aged 92)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1949	São Paulo
1951–1952	Sochaux
1952	→ Montpellier (loan)
1952–1954	CA Paris
1954–1955	Roubaix-Tourcoing
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Zeglio (21 November 1926 – 25 February 2019) was a Brazilian professional footballer.

Career

Born in São Paulo,^[3] Zeglio moved from São Paulo to French club Sochaux in 1951.^[4] He was one of three South Americans to sign for the club at that time (the others being José Montagnoli and Alberto Muro, who were both Argentine).^[4] He was the first Brazilian to play for Sochaux, and the only one until Francileudo Santos and Alexandre Finazzi signed in 2000.^[4] He made his Sochaux debut on 9 September 1951, scoring his club's only goal in a 3–1 defeat against Lens.^[4] He moved on loan to Montpellier in January 1952,^[4] and later played for CA Paris and Roubaix-Tourcoing.^[3] He finished his career playing back in Brazil.^[4]

Later life and death

After retirement, Zeglio worked for Air France for 20 years.^[4] In November 2016, on his 90th birthday, Zeglio was Sochaux's eldest living former player.^[1]

He died on 25 February 2019, aged 92.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Rétro : Nelson Zeglio, le premier brésilien du FCSM, vient de fêter ses 90 ans" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Profile" (in French). FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Carnet noir : Disparition de Nelson Zeglio" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

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[90ans-1] "Rétro : Nelson Zeglio, le premier brésilien du FCSM, vient de fêter ses 90 ans" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

[2] "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[FD-3] "Profile" (in French). FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

[FCSM-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Carnet noir : Disparition de Nelson Zeglio" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

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