Neco (footballer, born 1933)
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Full name
Manoel Tavares
Date of birth
May 30, 1933
Place of birth
Bauru, Brazil
Date of death
24 November 2020 (aged 87)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manoel Tavares | ||
| Date of birth | May 30, 1933 | ||
| Place of birth | Bauru, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 24 November 2020 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AA Orlândia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1957 | Botafogo-SP | ||
| 1957–1961 | São Paulo | 70 | (36) |
| 1961–1965 | CD Oro | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2023 | |||
Manoel Tavares (30 May 1933 – 24 November 2020), better known by the nickname Neco (sometimes referred as Necco), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.[1][2]
Neco played most of his career at Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, where he was champion of the second level of Campeonato Paulista in 1956. He transferred to São Paulo where in 1959 he was the club's top scorer in the season with 31 goals. In 1961 he went to CD Oro, alongside another São Paulo FC players (Amaury Epaminondas, Juracy Gaetan, Carlito Peters), where they won the national title.[3]