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Nélson Ricardo Cerqueira Rodrigues Lenho (born 22 March 1984) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left back, and the director of football of G.D. Chaves.

Nélson Lenho

Personal information
Full name	Nélson Ricardo Cerqueira Rodrigues Lenho[1]
Date of birth	(1984-03-22) 22 March 1984 (age 38)[1]
Place of birth	Viana do Castelo, Portugal[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	Chaves (sporting director)
Youth career
1995–1998	Vianense
1998–2003	Vitória Guimarães
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	Sandinenses	26	(1)
2006–2009	Freamunde	82	(2)
2009–2010	Leixões	7	(0)
2010–2012	Santa Clara	50	(1)
2012–2013	Belenenses	35	(0)
2013–2014	Chaves	36	(0)
2014–2015	Penafiel	12	(0)
2015–2017	Chaves	68	(1)
2017–2019	Aves	30	(0)
2019	Académico Viseu	12	(1)
Total		358	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played 83 matches in the Primeira Liga over five seasons, representing Leixões, Penafiel, Chaves and Aves in the competition. He added 222 games and four goals in the LigaPro.

Club career

Born in Viana do Castelo, Lenho started his 14-year professional career in the third division, spending one season apiece with G.D.R.C. Os Sandinenses and S.C. Freamunde and helping the latter club promote to the Segunda Liga in 2006–07. In 2009 he signed with Leixões S.C. of the Primeira Liga, making his debut in the competition on 25 October in a 0–1 away loss against Vitória de Setúbal[2] and appearing in just six more matches until the end of the season, which ended in relegation as last.

Lenho returned to the second tier subsequently, where he represented C.D. Santa Clara, C.F. Os Belenenses and G.D. Chaves. He joined top-flight side F.C. Penafiel ahead of 2014–15,[3] being again scarcely used in another ill-fated campaign.

In 2015–16, Lenho was an undisputed starter for Chaves who returned to the top flight after a lengthy absence,[4] scoring his only goal on 30 September 2015 in the 1–1 home draw with S.L. Benfica B.[5] The team captain was as important the following season as they easily avoided relegation after a tenth-place finish, being the league's only player to play every minute.[6]

On 3 July 2017, Lenho joined C.D. Aves on a three-year contract.[7] He appeared in 27 games across all competitions in that first year, including the final of the Taça de Portugal against Sporting CP as the club won its first-ever major trophy.[8]

Lenho retired in May 2019 at the age of 35, following a short spell with Académico de Viseu F.C. of division two.[9][10] Shortly after, he returned to Chaves as sporting director.[11]

Honours

Freamunde

• Segunda Divisão: 2006–07

Belenenses

• Segunda Liga: 2012–13

Aves

• Taça de Portugal: 2017–18[8]

References

External links

• Nélson Lenho at ForaDeJogo
• Nélson Lenho at Soccerway

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Nélson Ricardo Cerqueira Rodrigues Lenho, noto semplicemente come Nélson Lenho (Viana do Castelo, 22 marzo 1984), è un ex calciatore portoghese, di ruolo difensore.

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