Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nélio da Silva Melo | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990–1998 | Flamengo | ||
1995 | → Guarani (loan) | ||
1997 | → Fluminense (loan) | ||
1998 | → Atlético Paranaense (loan) | ||
1999 | Ituano | ||
1999 | Paraná | ||
2000 | Americano | ||
2000–2001 | Haladás | ||
2001 | Botafogo-SP | ||
2002 | Botafogo-PB | ||
2004 | Haladás | ||
2006 | Guanabara | ||
2007 | Pinheiros | ||
2008 | Ypiranga de Macapá | ||
2010 | Flamengo do Piauí | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Nélio scored three times for Haladás during the 2000–01 Hungarian National Championship I. He then returned to Brazil to play for Botafogo (SP) in August 2001.
He signed for Botafogo (PB) in December 2001. He played in the 2002 Copa do Brasil and the 2002 Campeonato do Nordeste, scoring in the latter competition. He recoved from an injury in April.
Nélio played twice for Haladás during the 2003–04 Hungarian National Championship I.
Nélio's brothers Nildeson and Gilberto were also footballers, and represented El Salvador and Brazil respectively.