Nilson Corrêa Júnior (born 26 December 1975), known simply as Nilson, is a Brazilian professional
football
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and former player who is currently in charge of
Campeonato Pernambucano Série A2
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club
Maguary.
A retired goalkeeper, most of his professional career was spent in Portugal with
Vitória de Guimarães
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, where he appeared in 226 competitive matches over seven seasons, six spent in the
Primeira Liga
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. He also played for three years with
Persepolis
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in Iran.
Club career
Brazil
Born in
Vitória, Espírito Santo
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, Nílson started his career at
Vitória, signing with
Santa Cruz in 1999 and achieving promotion from the
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B
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in
the same year. He then had loan spells, at
Gama and
Inter de Limeira
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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
Campeonato Pernambucano
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The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, a ...
.
Guimarães
In 2003, Nílson was spotted by
Vitória S.C.
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manager
Jorge Jesus
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He started his career with Sporting CP, going on to play for 12 ...
and
agent
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António Texeira while playing
footvolley
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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
Guimarães
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side from
being relegated to the
second division
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in his first season.
After only missing two league games in
2006–07, as the
Minho team returned to the
Primeira Liga
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, Nilson played all matches
the following campaign as they achieved a third place, and subsequently the
third qualifying round
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of the
UEFA Champions League
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.
Persepolis
On 17 July 2012, aged nearly 37, Nilson signed a two-year deal with
Iran
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ian club
Persepolis FC
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Persepo ...
. He helped his new team finish second in
2013–14 and thus
qualify to the
AFC Champions League
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, keeping a
Pro League-best 18
clean sheets
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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
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. For
the following campaign, still in that country but in the second tier, he joined
C.F. União
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.
International career
Nilson played for
Brazil
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at
under-20 level, and was part of the squad that finished runners-up in the
1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
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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
FIFA eligibility rules
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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
2012 Africa Cup of Nations
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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
*
Campeonato Baiano
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2020 format
First stage:
10 teams are included in one group, playing once only against all teams in ...
: 1996, 1997
*
Campeonato do Nordeste
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: 1997
Náutico
*
Campeonato Pernambucano
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The first edition of the Campeonato Pernambucano was played in 1915, a ...
: 2004
Vitória Guimarães
*
Taça de Portugal
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runner-up:
2010–11[
Persepolis
* Iranian Hazfi Cup runner-up: 2012–12][
]
References
External links
*
*
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