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Nei Conceição

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Nei Conceição
Personal information
Full name Nei da Conceição Moreira
Date of birth (1946-12-08) 8 December 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth São João de Meriti, Brazil
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1963–1966 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1974 Botafogo 340 (13)
1975 CSA
International career
1970–1971 Brazil 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Nei da Conceição Moreira (born 8 December 1946), simply known as Nei Conceição, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

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Former Botafogo FR midfielder, Nei Conceição participated in winning the team's first national title, the 1968 Taça Brasil. He played for the club from 1966 to 1974, making 340 appearances and scoring 13 goals. He ended his career with CSA in 1975.[1][2]

For the Brazil national team, Conceição participated in two friendly matches, against Chile and Czechoslovakia. He would be part of the squad that would compete in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, but due to an episode of indiscipline, he was left out of the final list.[3][4]

Honours

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Botafogo
CSA

References

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  1. ^ "O craque que não estava lá". Museu da Pelada (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Nei Conceição". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1969-1970". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1971-1973". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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