| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nélson César Tavares Rodrigues Veiga | ||
| Date of birth | February 9, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | KAC | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Agualva | |||
| Sporting CP | |||
| Estoril | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1996–2000 | Estoril | 80 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Vitória Setúbal | 49 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Naval | 69 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Omonia | 49 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | AEK Larnaca | 39 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Aves | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Atlético | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | KAC | ||
| National team | |||
| 2003–2007 | Cape Verde | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Nélson César Tavares Rodrigues da Veiga (born 9 February 1978 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese-born Cape Verdean footballer who plays for KAC Marrakech in Morocco. He can operate as either a right or central defender.
Veiga played for several local clubs as a youth, finishing his formation at G.D. Estoril-Praia, and going on to spend his first four senior seasons with the club, three in the second division and one in the third. In 2000, he signed for Vitória de Setúbal, contributing with 17 games (one goal) in his first season as the Sadinos returned to the top level.
After two more years with Vitória, Veiga returned to division two and joined Associação Naval 1º de Maio, achieving another top flight promotion in 2005, the Figueira da Foz club's first ever. In the 2006 summer, after helping Naval retain its division status, he left Portugal for the first time, going on to spend the following four seasons in Cyprus, with AC Omonia and AEK Larnaca FC.
Veiga returned to his country of adoption for the 2010–11 season, signing for C.D. Aves in the second level.
Veiga chose to represent Cape Verde internationally, making his debut in 2003. He played every match in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification stage, only missing the contests against Burkina Faso and Uganda.