Nélson Pereira

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Nélson Pereira

Full name	Nélson Alexandre Gomes Pereira
Date of birth	October 20, 1975 (1975-10-20) (age 32)
Place of birth	Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Estrela da Amadora
Number	1
Youth clubs
1992-1994	Torreense
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1997 1997-2006 2006-2007 2007-	Torreense Sporting Lisbon Vitória Setúbal Estrela da Amadora	8 (0) 26 (0)
National team²
2002	Portugal	1 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 14, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of May 14, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Nélson Alexandre Gomes Pereira usually known as Nélson (pron. IPA: ['nɛɫsɔn]), (born October 20, 1975 in Torres Vedras) is a football (soccer) goalkeeper, who is currently playing for C.F. Estrela da Amadora in Portugal.

[edit] Football career

After having started his football career with hometown club SCU Torreense, Nélson was primarily used as a backup at Sporting Clube de Portugal, playing second fiddle to Ricardo, having played there for almost a decade.

After the 2005/06 season he moved on to play for Vitória Futebol Clube, but due to unpaid wages, a recurring problem in the club for the past three seasons prior to his arrival, he left the sadinos, being out of work for almost six months, before joining another Lisbon side, CF Estrela da Amadora, on July 2007.

Nélson was capped once for Portugal, and was their third-choice goalkeeper at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, but has never been recalled since.

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Stats and profile at zerozero.pt

v • d • e Portugal squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 V. Baía • 2 J. Costa • 3 A. Xavier • 4 Caneira • 5 F. Couto • 6 P. Sousa • 7 Figo • 8 J. Pinto • 9 Pauleta • 10 Rui Costa • 11 S. Conceição • 12 H. Viana • 13 J. Andrade • 14 P. Barbosa • 15 Nélson • 16 Ricardo • 17 P. Bento • 18 Frechaut • 19 Capucho • 20 Petit • 21 Nuno Gomes • 22 Beto • 23 Rui Jorge • Coach: A. Oliveira