Nilberto da Silva Melo (born 18 November 1973) is a Brazilian retired
footballer
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who last played as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
F.C. Motagua
Club de Fútbol Motagua (), formerly Club Deportivo Motagua up to 2017, is an association football club, located in Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras.
F.C. Motagua was founded as ''Club Deportivo Motagua'' on 29 August 1928. The club competes ...
.
Club career
He and his brother
Edmilson, came to Honduras to
C.D. Marathón
Club Deportivo Marathón is a Honduran professional association football, football club based in San Pedro Sula. Founded on 25 November 1925, Marathón currently plays in the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras.
History
Club Deport ...
and after two season they left to Motagua because they didn't fit into
Manuel Keosseian's tactics.
Personal life
He has four football playing brothers: former
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...
midfielder
Nélio, Cruzeiro- and Brazilian World Cup defender
Gilberto
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, former El Salvador international
Nildeson
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.
Club career
He arrived in El Salvador in 1989 to play for Luis Ángel F ...
Llegó “Nenei II”, Nilberto de Mello
- La Prensa Gráfica and Edmilson with whom he played in Honduras.
References
External links
CONMEBOL.com - Motagua squad Copa Sudamericana 2008
*
CBF
1973 births
Living people
Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
Association football midfielders
Brazilian footballers
Brazilian expatriate footballers
C.D. Marathón players
F.C. Motagua players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
Expatriate footballers in Honduras
Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Honduras
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