Nelo (Portuguese footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel António Couto Guimarães | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back / Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1986 | Boavista | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1994 | Boavista | 122 | (8) |
| 1986–1987 | → Felgueiras (loan) | ||
| 1987–1988 | → Farense (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | → Farense (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 1994–1995 | Benfica | 23 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Boavista | 43 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Rio Ave | 24 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Moreirense | 7 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Fafe | 31 | (2) |
| 2001–2005 | Lousada | 88 | (18) |
| 2004 | → Vizela (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2005–2006 | Maria Fonte | ||
| 2006–2007 | Tirsense | ||
| National team | |||
| 1987 | Portugal U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1990–1995 | Portugal | 11 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Manuel António Couto Guimarães (born 25 August 1967), commonly known as Nelo, is a Portuguese retired footballer. On the left side of the field, he could appear as either a defender or a midfielder.
Football career
Born in Porto, Nelo grew in local Boavista FC's youth system, then went on to mainly represent its first team as a professional. After an unassuming season at first division giants S.L. Benfica, he returned to his first club in the 1995 summer, then represented another three teams in quick succession.
Nelo retired in 2007 in amateur football, at the age of almost 40. He gained 11 caps for Portugal, but did not attend any major international tournament – the nation did not qualify for either UEFA Euro 1992 and the 1994 FIFA World Cup.
External links
- Nelo at footballzz.co.uk
- Nelo profile at ForaDeJogo
- Nelo at National-Football-Teams.com