Nélson Rosa Martins (born 8 December 1937), known as Nelsinho Rosa, is a Brazilian retired

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coach and former player who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Rosa made his senior debut with Madureira before joining Flamengo in 1962. He retired in 1968, aged 31. After retiring, Rosa worked as an assistant before being named manager of Desportiva Ferroviária in 1977. In 1980, he was appointed manager of Fluminense, leaving the club in the following year. Rosa returned to ''Flu'' in 1985, leaving in the following year. In 1989, he took over

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, and led the side to a 1989 Série A winning campaign. Rosa returned to Vasco in 1992, before moving abroad to take over the

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. He worked at the side in the

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and the

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, before returning to his home country in 1993 to work at Fluminense for a third spell. In 2002, Rosa was also a manager of first club Madureira for a brief period. In 2011, he returned to the side to work as a football consultant.

Honours

Player

Flamengo *

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: 1963, 1965

Manager

Desportiva Ferroviária * Campeonato Capixaba: 1977 Fluminense *

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Al Ain * UAE Football League: 1983–84 Vasco da Gama *

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References

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