Nildeson da Silva
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nildeson da Silva Melo | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1989 | Grêmio | ||
| 1989–1990 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 1990–1991 | Atlético Marte | ||
| 1991–1992 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 1992–1993 | Herediano | ||
| 1993–1994 | Toluca | 27 | (12) |
| 1994–1995 | Correcaminos | 23 | (6) |
| 1996–1997 | Toros Neza | 26 | (20) |
| 1998–1999 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 2002 | Chalatenango | ||
| 2003–2004 | Águila | (4) | |
| 2004 | Luis Ángel Firpo | ||
| 2004–2005 | Atlético Balboa | (8) | |
| Total | 76 | (50) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–2004 | El Salvador | 10 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 August 2011 |
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Nildeson "Nenei" da Silva Melo (born 29 October 1968 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian and naturalized Salvadoran football player, who played as a striker.
He arrived in El Salvador in 1989 to play for Luis Ángel Firpo after a couple of seasons at home with Grêmio. He had a season at Atlético Marte in between two seasons with Firpo and he would go to Costa Rica to play for CS Herediano in 1992.
His success caught the attention of Mexican club Toluca of the Mexican Primera División that year. He would end up playing for various clubs in Mexico. In 1997, he would reach the finals with Toros Neza but end up losing the finals. While still at the books of Toros Neza, Nildeson was jailed and prosecuted by his former girlfriend over not paying up alimony.
In 1998, he returned to El Salvador to have his second stint with Luis Ángel Firpo. He became a Salvadoran citizen and was able to represent El Salvador. He was later cut by Armando Contreras who had taken the position after Juan Ramón Paredes stepped down of the national team. He would later play for Chalatenango,FAS and Águila but the latter clubs dismissed him because of indiscipline and apparent drugs abuse. Then, he was give a chance by Atlético Balboa where he would eventually retire in 2005 after reaching the final of the 2004 Apertura. After a knee operation in January 2005 he was dismissed by Balboa citing he would not recover to get back to his former best.
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