Nildeson

Nildeson
Personal information
Full nameNildeson da Silva Melo
Date of birthOctober 29, 1968
Place of birthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Playing positionstriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1986–1989Grêmio
1989–1990Luis Ángel Firpo
1990–1991Atlético Marte
1991–1992Luis Ángel Firpo
1992–1993Herediano
1993–1994Toluca27(12)
1994–1995Correcaminos23(6)
1996–1997Toros Neza26(20)
1998–1999Luis Ángel Firpo
2002Chalatenango
2003–2004Águila(4)
2004Luis Ángel Firpo
2004–2005Atlético Balboa(8)
Total76(50)
National team‡
1997–2004El Salvador10(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 August 2011

Nildeson "Nenei" da Silva Melo (born October 29, 1968 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian and naturalized Salvadoran football player, who played as a striker.

Club career

He arrived in El Salvador in 1989 to play for Luis Ángel Firpo after a couple of seasons at home with Grêmio. He had a season at Atlético Marte in between two seasons with Firpo and he would go to Costa Rica to play for CS Herediano in 1992.

Mexico

His success caught the attention of Mexican club Toluca of the México Primera División that year. He would end up playing for various clubs in Mexico. In 1997, he would reach the finals with Toros Neza but end up losing the finals. While still at the books of Toros Neza, Nildeson was jailed and prosecuted by his former girlfriend over not paying up alimony.[1]

Back in El Salvador

In 1998, he returned to El Salvador to have his second stint with Luis Ángel Firpo. He became a Salvadoran citizen and was able to represent El Salvador. He was later cut by Armando Contreras who had taken the position after Juan Ramón Paredes stepped down of the national team. He would later play for Chalatenango,[2] FAS and Águila but the latter clubs dismissed him because of indiscipline and apparent drugs abuse.[3] Then, he was give a chance by Atlético Balboa where he would eventually retire in 2005 after reaching the final of the 2004 Apertura.[4] After a knee operation in January 2005 he was dismissed by Balboa citing he would not recover to get back to his former best.[5]

International career

After his naturalisation, Nildeson made his debut for El Salvador in an August 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his adopted country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[6][7]

His final international game was a September 2004 World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.

International goals

Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 September 1997 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Canada 1-0 4-1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 9 November 1997 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador  Jamaica 1-0 2-2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 16 November 1997 Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA  United States 1-3 2-4 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

He has four younger football playing brothers: former Flamengo midfielder Nélio, Cruzeiro- and Brazilian World Cup defender Gilberto,[8] Nilberto[9] and Edmilson who both played in Honduras.

References

  1. ↑ De Mello salió de prisión - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)
  2. ↑ De Mello dio show - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
  3. ↑ “Nenei”, otra vez a las andadas - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)
  4. ↑ El Salvador 2004/05 - RSSSF
  5. ↑ Nenei también fue separado - El Diario de Hoy (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Nildeson – FIFA competition record
  7. ↑ Nildeson – FIFA competition record
  8. ↑ Gilberto segue tradição de família na lateral esquerda da seleção - Globo esporte (Portuguese)
  9. ↑ Llegó “Nenei II”, Nilberto de Mello - La Prensa Gráfica (Spanish)

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