Nelinho

For the Mozambican player, see Nelinho (Mozambican footballer).
Nelinho
Personal information
Full nameManoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral
Date of birthJuly 26, 1950
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Playing positionRight back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970America
1970–1971Barreirense6(0)
1971Anzoategui
1972Bonsucesso
1972Remo10(0)
1973–1980Cruzeiro410(43)
1980–1981Grêmio2(1)
1981–1982Cruzeiro17(4)
1982–1987Atlético Mineiro204(18)
Total681(82)
National team
1974–1980Brazil28(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Nelinho, real name Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral, (born July 26, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former association footballer who played right back.[1] He played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup (three times) and the 1978 FIFA World Cup (four times),[2] and scored one of the most stunning goals in World Cup history, in the third place match against Italy in 1978: he struck it into the far corner with the outside of his right foot, bending it round the sprawling Dino Zoff.[1] He was capped 28 times by Brazil, between April 1974 and June 1980, and scored eight international goals.[2] According to an interview with FIFA Futbol Mundial, Nelinho said he scored 210 goals in his career, with over 100 coming during his time at Cruzeiro.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance Volume 2. Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A. 2001. pp. 307–309. ISBN 85-88651-01-7.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Napoleão, Antônio Carlos; Assaf, Roberto (2006). Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006. São Paulo: Mauad X. p. 281. ISBN 85-7478-186-X.