Nélio (footballer, born 1971)

Nélio
Personal information
Full name	Nélio da Silva Melo
Date of birth	26 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
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
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nélio da Silva Melo (born 26 January 1971) better known as Nélio is a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career[edit]

Nélio scored three times for Haladás during the 2000–01 Hungarian National Championship I.^[1]^[2] He then returned to Brazil to play for Botafogo (SP) in August 2001.^[3]

He signed for Botafogo (PB) in December 2001.^[4] He played in the 2002 Copa do Brasil and the 2002 Campeonato do Nordeste, scoring in the latter competition.^[5]^[6] He recovered from an injury in April.^[7]

Nélio's brothers Nildeson and Gilberto were also footballers, and represented El Salvador and Brazil respectively.

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^ "Veterano Nélio deve ser a novidade do Botafogo-SP" (in Portuguese). terra.com.br. 2001-08-03. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
^ "Ex-atacante do Fla é atração na apresentação do Botafogo-PB" (in Portuguese). terra.com.br. 2001-12-12. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
^ "Com Ronaldo e Maradona, Bota-PB bate ABC" (in Portuguese). terra.com.br. 2002-03-23. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
^ "ESTATÍSTICAS". geocities. Archived from the original on 2009-10-20.^{[unreliable source?]}
^ "Nélio se recupera e volta ao Botafogo-PB" (in Portuguese). terra.com.br. 2002-04-11. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
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