Nilo Neves
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nilo Roberto Neves | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Porto Alegre, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 2022 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Internacional | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1963 | Internacional | ||
| 1963–1968 | São José-RS | ||
| 1968 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1968–1975 | Coritiba | 386 | (2) |
| 1976 | Blumenau | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1992 | Sinop | ||
| 1994 | União Rondonópolis | ||
| 1995–1996 | Internacional (youth) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Sinop | ||
| 2006 | Barra do Garças | ||
| 2009 | Genus | ||
| 2010 | Rio Branco-PR | ||
| 2012 | Pato Branco | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2024 | |||
Nilo Neves (2 December 1942 – 23 July 2022), was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.
Player career[edit]
Left defender, Nilo was revealed by the youth sectors of SC Internacional. He also played for EC São José, Athletico Paranaense and Coritiba, where he was state champion on seven occasions,[1] and made 386 appearances for the club.[2]
Nilo played once for the Brazil national football team, in an unofficial friendly against Coritiba in 1968.[3]
Managerial career[edit]
As a coach, his greatest achievement was the 1990 and 2000 titles with Sinop, being responsible for bringing goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, at the time just 17 years old, into professional football.[4]
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
- Internacional
- Campeonato Gaúcho: 1961
- Coritiba
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
- Torneio do Povo: 1973
Manager[edit]
- Sinop
- Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 1990, 2000
Death[edit]
Nilo Neves died on 23 July 2022, after an unsuccessful heart surgery.[5][6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ex-jogador Nilo Neves morre aos 79 anos". TV Cultura (in Portuguese). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Que fim levou? Nilo Neves (Ex-lateral do Inter e Coritiba)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1967-1968". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Como treinador, Nilo revelou o goleiro Rogério Ceni". Tribuna PR (in Portuguese). 26 August 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Morre técnico Nilo Neves bicampeão pelo Sinop Futebol Clube e que revelou Rogério Ceni". Só Notícias (in Portuguese). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Morre Nilo Neves, ídolo do Coritiba". UmDois Esporte (in Portuguese). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
External links[edit]
- Nilo Neves at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)
Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2022 deaths
- Men's association football defenders
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Sport Club Internacional players
- Esporte Clube São José players
- Club Athletico Paranaense players
- Coritiba Foot Ball Club players
- Blumenau Esporte Clube players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Footballers from Porto Alegre
- Brazilian football managers
- Sinop Futebol Clube managers
- União Esporte Clube managers
- Rio Branco Sport Club managers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B managers
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C managers