Nilo Neves
Brazilian footballer
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Nilo Neves (2 December 1942 – 23 July 2022), was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.
Full name
Nilo Roberto Neves
Date of birth
2 December 1942
Place of birth
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death
23 July 2022 (aged 79)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nilo Roberto Neves | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 2022 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Internacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1963 | Internacional | ||
| 1963–1968 | São José-RS | ||
| 1968 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1968–1975 | Coritiba | 386 | (2) |
| 1976 | Blumenau | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1992 | Sinop | ||
| 1994 | União Rondonópolis | ||
| 1995–1996 | Internacional (youth) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Sinop | ||
| 2006 | Barra do Garças | ||
| 2009 | Genus | ||
| 2010 | Rio Branco-PR | ||
| 2012 | Pato Branco | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2024 | |||
Player career
Left defender, Nilo was revealed by the youth sectors of SC Internacional. He also played for EC São José, Athletico Paranaense and Coritiba, where he was state champion on seven occasions,[1] and made 386 appearances for the club.[2]
Nilo played once for the Brazil national football team, in an unofficial friendly against Coritiba in 1968.[3]
Managerial career
As a coach, his greatest achievement was the 1990 and 2000 titles with Sinop, being responsible for bringing goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, at the time just 17 years old, into professional football.[4]
Honours
Player
- Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1961
- Coritiba
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
- Torneio do Povo: 1973
Manager
- Sinop
- Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 1990, 2000