Nelson Zelaya

Nelson Zelaya

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Fabián Zelaya Ramírez
Date of birth	(1973-07-09) 9 July 1973
Place of birth	Asunción, Paraguay
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Atlético Juventud
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	Olimpia Asunción	?	(?)
2001	Cerro Porteño	16	(0)
2002	Olimpia Asunción	?	(?)
2002–2003	Recreativo Huelva	1	(0)
2003	Olimpia Asunción	?	(?)
2004	U. de Concepción	?	(?)
2005	Nacional Asunción	5	(0)
2005	Estudiantes de Mérida	?	(?)
2006	The Strongest	?	(?)
International career
2000–2002	Paraguay	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Fabián Zelaya Ramírez (born 9 July 1973, in Asunción) is a Paraguayan former footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Zelaya started his career at the youth divisions of Atletico Juventud of Loma Pyta before signing for Olimpia in 1996. While in Olimpia, Zelaya won several national and international championships and was a key part of the defense. He also played for Olimpia's rival Cerro Porteño in 2001 and had brief stints in Spain, Chile, Venezuela and Bolivia where he played for teams like Recreativo Huelva, Universidad de Concepción, Estudiantes de Mérida and The Strongest.

Titles

Season	Team	Title
1997	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st Division
1998	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st Division
1999	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st Division
2000	Olimpia	Paraguayan 1st Division
2001	Cerro Porteño	Paraguayan 1st Division
2002	Olimpia	Copa Libertadores
2003	Olimpia	Recopa Sudamericana

External links

• Nelson Zelaya at BDFA (in Spanish)
• Analisis Olimpia at the Wayback Machine (archived 19 September 2008)
• Nelson Zelaya at National-Football-Teams.com