Nelsinho Baptista
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nélson Baptista Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | July 22, 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1971–1977 | São Paulo | ||
| 1977–1981 | Santos | ||
| 1983 | Juventus | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1985 | São Bento | ||
| 1985–1986 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1986–1987 | Internacional de Limeira | ||
| 1987–1988 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1989 | Sporting Barranquilla | ||
| 1989 | América-SP | ||
| 1990 | Novorizontino | ||
| 1990–1991 | Corinthians | ||
| 1991 | Guarani | ||
| 1991–1992 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1992–1993 | Corinthians | ||
| 1993–1994 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 1995–1996 | Verdy Kawasaki | ||
| 1996 | Internacional | ||
| 1996–1997 | Corinthians | ||
| 1997 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1998 | São Paulo | ||
| 1999 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 2000 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2000–2001 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2001–2002 | São Paulo | ||
| 2002–2003 | Goiás | ||
| 2003 | Flamengo | ||
| 2003 | São Caetano | ||
| 2003–2005 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | ||
| 2005 | Santos | ||
| 2005–2006 | São Caetano | ||
| 2007 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2007 | Corinthians | ||
| 2007–2009 | Sport | ||
| 2009–2014 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 2015– | Vissel Kobe | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Nélson Baptista Júnior, usually known as Nelsinho Baptista (born July 22, 1950), is a former association football right back and is currently a manager. He currently coaches Japanese club Vissel Kobe.
Born in Campinas, São Paulo state, he started his career in 1967, playing for Ponte Preta, but the best moment in his career was playing for São Paulo, where he won the 1975 Campeonato Paulista, and played 262 matches, having scored six goals. He has also played for Santos, where he won the 1978 Campeonato Paulista, and Juventus.
As a manager, he has coached several clubs, like the Brazilian clubs São Bento, Ponte Preta, Internacional (SP), Atlético Paranaense, América-SP, Novorizontino, Corinthians, Guarani, Palmeiras, Internacional, Cruzeiro, São Paulo, Portuguesa, Goiás and Flamengo. In 2005, Nelsinho Baptista was not very successful managing Santos, leaving the club after a 7–1 defeat to Corinthians at Estádio do Pacaembu, and a 4–0 defeat to Internacional at Estádio Anacleto Campanella. In 2006, he managed São Caetano. In 2007, he managed Ponte Preta again, and was Corinthians' manager when the club was relegated to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, and from December 2007 to 2009, he was Sport Recife's manager, where he won the 2008 Campeonato Pernambucano and the 2008 Copa do Brasil.
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