Nelsinho Baptista
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Nélson Baptista Júnior, usually known as Nelsinho Baptista (born on July 22, 1950 in Campinas, São Paulo state), is a former football (soccer) right back and is currently a manager.
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[edit] Career as a player
He started his career in 1967, playing for Ponte Preta, but the best moment in his career was playing for São Paulo. He has also played for Santos and Juventus.
[edit] Career as a manager
As a manager, he has coached several clubs, like the Brazilian clubs São Bento, Ponte Preta, Internacional (SP), Atlético Paranaense, América Mineiro, Novorizontino, Corinthians, Guarani, Palmeiras, Internacional, Cruzeiro EC, São Paulo, Portuguesa, Goiás and Flamengo. In 2005, Nelsinho Baptista was not very successful managing Santos. In 2006, he managed São Caetano. In 2007, he managed Ponte Preta again.
He managed several non-Brazilian clubs like Sporting Barranquilla of Colombia in 1989, Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in 1993 and in 1994, Verdy Kawasaki of Japan from 1994 to 1996, Colo-Colo of Chile in 1999, and Nagoya Grampus Eight of Japan from 2003 to 2005.
[edit] References
- Much of the content of this article comes from the equivalent Portuguese-language wikipedia article (retrieved January 6, 2006).
