Nilson Corrêa Júnior (born 26 December 1975), known simply as Nilson, is a Brazilian professional

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and former player who is currently in charge of

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club Maguary. A retired goalkeeper, most of his professional career was spent in Portugal with

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, where he appeared in 226 competitive matches over seven seasons, six spent in the

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. He also played for three years with

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in Iran.

Club career

Brazil

Born in

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, Nílson started his career at Vitória, signing with Santa Cruz in 1999 and achieving promotion from the

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in the same year. He then had loan spells, at Gama and

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. Nilson was released by Santa Cruz in 2003, for financial reasons. After an injury-ridden stint with Americano he joined Náutico, where he won the

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Guimarães

In 2003, Nílson was spotted by

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manager

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and

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António Texeira while playing

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, with Jesus wanting him to play in Portugal. They lost touch, but later he was contacted again by Teixeira and agreed to move to Portugal that year after his

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90,000 release clause was paid, being first choice from the start but not being able to prevent, however, the

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side from being relegated to the

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in his first season. After only missing two league games in 2006–07, as the Minho team returned to the

, Nilson played all matches the following campaign as they achieved a third place, and subsequently the

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of the

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Persepolis

On 17 July 2012, aged nearly 37, Nilson signed a two-year deal with

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ian club

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. He helped his new team finish second in 2013–14 and thus qualify to the

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, keeping a Pro League-best 18

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. Nilson extended his contract for another year on 24 May 2014, but was released on 1 January 2015.

Later years

On 10 July 2015, Nilson returned to Portugal with

Moreirense FC Moreirense Futebol Clube is a Portuguese professional football club based in Moreira de Cónegos, Guimarães Municipality, in Minho. Founded on 1 November 1938, it plays in the Liga Portugal 2, holding home games at Parque de Jogos Comendador Joa ...

. For the following campaign, still in that country but in the second tier, he joined

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International career

Nilson played for

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at under-20 level, and was part of the squad that finished runners-up in the

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although he did not play. In late May 2011, he was invited by Portuguese coach Paulo Duarte to represent the Burkinabé national team, with the nation risking sanctions due to

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if he was selected; the following month, the player announced that he would no longer be eligible since a possible call up to the

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would have negative impact in his Vitória Guimarães career.

Club statistics

¹ includes one match in 2011 Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira.

Honours

Vitória *

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: 1996, 1997 *

Campeonato do Nordeste Copa do Nordeste (''Cup of the North-East''), also known as Campeonato do Nordeste (''Championship of the North-East'') or Copa Nordeste (''Northeastern Cup''), and sometimes informally referred as Lampions League – in reference to the UEFA Ch ...

: 1997 Náutico *

: 2004 Vitória Guimarães *

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runner-up: 2010–11 Persepolis * Iranian Hazfi Cup runner-up: 2012–12

References

External links

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Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nilson 1975 births Living people Brazilian footballers Association football goalkeepers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players Esporte Clube Vitória players Santa Cruz Futebol Clube players Sociedade Esportiva do Gama players Americano Futebol Clube players Clube Náutico Capibaribe players Primeira Liga players Liga Portugal 2 players Vitória S.C. players Moreirense F.C. players C.F. União players Persian Gulf Pro League players Persepolis F.C. players Brazil youth international footballers Brazil under-20 international footballers Brazilian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Iran Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Iran Brazilian football managers