Nélio da Silva Melo (born 26 January 1971) better known as Nélio is a Brazilian

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who played as a

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Career

Nélio scored three times for Haladás during the 2000–01 Hungarian National Championship I. He then returned to Brazil to play for Botafogo (SP) in August 2001. He signed for Botafogo (PB) in December 2001. He played in the

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and the 2002

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, scoring in the latter competition. He recovered from an injury in April. Nélio played twice for Haladás during the 2003–04

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Personal life

Nélio's brothers Nildeson and Gilberto were also footballers, and represented

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and

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respectively.

Honours

; Flamengo *

Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior The Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior (or ''São Paulo Youth Football Cup'', in English), also known as Copa São Paulo de Juniores (''São Paulo Youth Cup'') and Copinha (''Little Cup''), is a cup competition played by Brazilian under-20 assoc ...

: 1990 *

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* Copa Rio: 1991 *

Campeonato Carioca The Campeonato Carioca (Carioca Championship), officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State Championship), also commonly known as the Cariocão, is the top-flight professional state football league in the Br ...

: 1991, 1996 *

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A The Campeonato Brasileiro Série A (; English: "Brazilian Championship A Series"), commonly referred to as the Brasileirão (; English: "Big Brazilian" or "Great Brazilian"), the Série A or the Brazilian Série A (to distinguish it from the I ...

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

; Atlético Mineiro *

Campeonato Mineiro The Campeonato Mineiro is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is run by the Minas Gerais Football Federation (FMF). The history of Campeonato Mineiro can be divided into two parts: bef ...

: 1999 ; Atlético Paranaense *

Campeonato Paranaense The Campeonato Paranaense is the top-flight professional state football league in the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is run by the Paraná Football Federation (FPF). List of champions Notes * In 1924 Internacional and América merged in ...

: 1998 * Copa Paraná: 1998

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nelio 1971 births Living people Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city) Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players CR Flamengo footballers Guarani FC players Fluminense FC players Club Athletico Paranaense players Ituano FC players Paraná Clube players Americano FC players Botafogo Futebol Clube (SP) players Botafogo Futebol Clube (PB) players Esporte Clube Flamengo players Ypiranga Clube players