Nélson Veríssimo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nélson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Benfica B (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Povoense | ||
| 1989–1995 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | Benfica | 4 | (0) |
| 1996−2004 | Alverca | 184 | (3) |
| 1997 | → Académica (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1998−1999 | → Académica (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2004−2007 | Vitória Setúbal | 64 | (0) |
| 2007−2011 | Fátima | 112 | (4) |
| 2011−2012 | Mafra | 25 | (0) |
| Total | 426 | (7) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998−2000 | Portugal U21 | 19 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012− | Benfica B (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Nélson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo (born 17 April 1977) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender, and the current assistant coach of S.L. Benfica B.[1]
Club career
Veríssimo was born in Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. During his professional career the youth graduate at S.L. Benfica (having joined the club's youth system at the age of 12, he only appeared in four first-team games during his short spell)[2] represented F.C. Alverca – the first of his spells being while they acted as the Eagles' farm team[3][4] – Académica de Coimbra, Vitória de Setúbal, C.D. Fátima and C.D. Mafra.
In the Portuguese first division alone Veríssimo amassed totals of 221 matches and two goals, mostly for Alverca and Setúbal, adding 149/3 in the second level. He gained 19 caps for the Portuguese under-21 team.
Immediately after retiring Veríssimo rejoined Benfica, being appointed assistant coach with the reserves in division two, first under Luís Norton de Matos then former teammate at the club Hélder Cristóvão.
References
- ↑ http://www.slbenfica.pt/pt-pt/equipab/equipat%C3%A9cnica.aspx
- ↑ "Ramirez e Veríssimo renovam com Benfica" [Ramirez and Veríssimo renew with Benfica] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 June 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Veríssimo: "Temos condições para vencer o Benfica"" [Veríssimo: "We can beat Benfica"] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 May 2001. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Veríssimo desafia Benfica" [Veríssimo challenges Benfica] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 March 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
External links
- Nélson Veríssimo at footballzz.co.uk
- Nélson Veríssimo profile at ForaDeJogo