Fernando Nélson

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Fernando Nélson

Full name	Fernando Nélson Jesus Vieira Alves
Date of birth	November 5, 1971 (1971-11-05) (age 36)
Place of birth	Porto, Portugal
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Right defender
Youth clubs
1989-1990	S.C. Salgueiros
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990-1991 1991-1996 1996-1998 1999-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005	Salgueiros Sporting Aston Villa FC Porto Vitória Setúbal SC Rio Tinto	024 (0) 115 (3) 059 (0) 032 (0) 000 (0) 00- (-)
National team
1991 199?-1994	Portugal U-20 Portugal U-21 Portugal
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Nélson, full name Fernando Nélson Jesus Vieira Alves (born 5 November 1971 in Porto) is a former Portuguese football player.

[edit] Football career

After spending five seasons with Portugal giants Sporting CP, winning the 1995 Portuguese Cup, Fernando Nélson came to the English Premiership in 1996 when he joined Aston Villa, under manager Brian Little. Although making over 50 appearances for the Midlands club he decided to head back to Portugal with FC Porto, in the 1999 January transfer window, winning the 1999 championship. He retired from football in 2005 and became president of SC Rio Tinto, the modest club he last represented.