Fernando Nélson

Fernando Nélson Jesus Vieira Alves (born 5 November 1971), known as Nélson, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vieira and the second or paternal family name is Alves.
Fernando Nélson
Personal information
Full name Fernando Nélson Jesus Vieira Alves
Date of birth (1971-11-05) 5 November 1971
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
1983–1986 Porto
1987 Rio Tinto
1987–1990 Salgueiros
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Salgueiros 23 (0)
1991–1996 Sporting CP 115 (2)
1996–1998 Aston Villa 60 (0)
1998–2002 Porto 32 (0)
1999–2002 Porto B 13 (1)
2002–2004 Vitória Setúbal 32 (1)
2004–2006 Rio Tinto
Total 275 (4)
International career
1991 Portugal U20 4 (0)
1992–1994 Portugal U21 22 (0)
1995–2001 Portugal 10 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Portugal
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner1991 Portugal
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up1994 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Best known for his spell at Sporting, he also played for Porto in his country, having a two-year stint at Aston Villa in England as well.

Over the course of ten seasons, Nélson amassed Primeira Liga totals of 202 games and three goals.

Football career

Nélson was born in Porto. After starting professionally at local S.C. Salgueiros, he moved to fellow Primeira Liga club Sporting Clube de Portugal immediately after having helped the Portugal under-20s win the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship, played in the country.[1]

At the Lisbon-based side, Nélson won the 1995 Taça de Portugal. After producing three final solid seasons, where he amassed nearly 100 league appearances and scored two goals, he joined Aston Villa in the 1996 summer, under manager Brian Little.

After two productive Premier League campaigns in the Midlands and 75 games across all competitions, in July 1998 Nélson signed with FC Porto – his first youth club – winning his first national championship in his debut season. He would be used irregularly during the following three years (playing as much as 20 matches and as little as none), and moved in 2002 to Vitória F.C. also in the top division.

Nélson retired after two seasons with amateurs S.C. Rio Tinto, later becoming its president.[2]

Personal life

Nélson's twin brother, Albertino, was also a footballer and a defender. He too started his career – which spanned more than two decades, with teams in all levels of Portuguese football – with Porto (youth) and Salgueiros, and amassed top division totals of 204 games and one goal, mainly with C.S. Marítimo (seven seasons, 169/1).[2]

Nélson was a member of Opus Dei.[2]

Honours

Club

Sporting

Porto

International

Portugal U-20

References
  1. "Geração de ouro faz 20 anos" [Golden generation celebrates 20th birthday]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 20 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. "Nélson: um faz-tudo na gestão de espaços desportivos" [Nélson: factotum in management of sporting facilities] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  3. "FC Porto: Justiça de Jardel" [FC Porto: Justice of Jardel]. Record (in Portuguese). 10 February 2000. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. "FC Porto-Marítimo, 2–0 (Pena 13, Alenitchev 78)". Record (in Portuguese). 10 June 2001. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
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