Welington Reginaldo "Nezinho" dos Santos, also commonly known simply as Nezinho (born 21 January 1981 in
Araraquara
Araraquara ( or ) is a city in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 250.314 (2022 est.) in an area of . It is also known as "the abode of the sun," because of its impressive sunset and because of its hot atmosphere, especially in su ...
) is a Brazilian professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...
player. He also represented the senior
Brazilian national team. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he plays at the
point guard position.
Professional career
Dos Santos was the
Brazilian League's
Sixth Man of the Year in 2010.
National team career
Dos Santos was a member of the senior
Brazilian national basketball team
The Brazil national basketball team is governed by the Brazilian Basketball Confederation ( pt, Confederação Brasileira de Basketball), abbreviated as CBB. They have been a member of the International Federation of Basketball (FIBA), since 19 ...
. With Brazil, he played at some of the following major tournaments: the
2005 FIBA AmeriCup
The 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, later known as the FIBA AmeriCup (also known as The Tournament of the Americas), was hosted by the Dominican Republic, from August 24, to September 4, 2005. The games were played in Santo Domingo. This FIBA Amer ...
, the
2006 FIBA World Cup
The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by ...
, the
2007 FIBA AmeriCup, the
2010 FIBA World Cup, and the
2011 FIBA AmeriCup.
Nezinho DOS SANTOS (BRA).
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References
External links
Latinbasket.com ProfileNew Basket Brazil Profile
1981 births
Living people
2006 FIBA World Championship players
2010 FIBA World Championship players
Associação Limeirense de Basquete players
Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
Brazilian men's basketball players
CR Vasco da Gama basketball players
Novo Basquete Brasil players
Pan American Games competitors for Brazil
Sportspeople from Araraquara
Basketball players from São Paulo (state)
Point guards
UniCEUB/BRB players
Franca Basquetebol Clube players
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