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

Fernando Nélson

Personal information
Full name	Fernando Nélson Jesus Vieira Alves
Date of birth	(1971-11-05) 5 November 1971 (age 50)
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)
National team
1991	Portugal U20	4	(0)
1992–1994	Portugal U21	22	(0)
1995–2001	Portugal	10	(0)
Honours Men's football Representing  Portugal FIFA U-20 World Cup Winner 1991 Portugal UEFA European Under-21 Championship Runner-up 1994 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

• Taça de Portugal: 1994–95
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1995

Porto

• Primeira Liga: 1998–99
• Taça de Portugal: 1999–2000,[3] 2000–01[4]

International

Portugal U-20

• FIFA U-20 World Cup: 1991[1]

References

External links

• Fernando Nélson at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Fernando Nélson at Soccerbase
• National team data (in Portuguese)
• Fernando Nélson at National-Football-Teams.com
• Fernando Nélson – FIFA competition record (archived)

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