Nélson Pereira

Portuguese footballer

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gomes and the second or paternal family name is Pereira.

NélsonPersonal information

Full name|  Nélson Alexandre Gomes Pereira[1]
Date of birth|  (1975-10-20) 20 October 1975 (age 49)[1]
Place of birth|  Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height|  1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1994|  Torreense
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1994–1997|  Torreense|  65|  (0)
1997–2006|  Sporting CP|  61|  (0)
2006–2007|  Vitória Setúbal|  8|  (0)
2007–2009|  Estrela Amadora|  53|  (0)
2009–2010|  Belenenses|  13|  (0)
Total|  |  200|  (0)
International career
2000–2002|  Portugal B|  3|  (0)
2002|  Portugal|  3|  (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nélson Alexandre Gomes Pereira, known simply as Nélson (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnɛlsõ], born 20 October 1975), is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

## Club career

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Nélson was born in Torres Vedras, Lisbon District. He started his football career with his hometown team S.C.U. Torreense, and was primarily used as a backup at Sporting CP,[3][4] first to Peter Schmeichel then to Ricardo, for nearly a decade.[5][6] His best output for the Lions came in the 2002–03 season, between Schmeichel's departure from the Estádio José Alvalade and Ricardo's arrival, playing 19 Primeira Liga matches in an eventual third-place finish, 27 points behind champions FC Porto.[7]

After 2005–06, Nélson moved to Vitória FC,[8] but due to unpaid wages – a recurring problem prior to his arrival – he left the sadinos, being out of work for almost six months before joining another Lisbon side, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, in July 2007.[9]

Estrela would be relegated at the end of the 2008–09 campaign after continuing financial problems,[10][11] even though they finished in mid-table, and Nélson subsequently moved to neighbours C.F. Os Belenenses.[12] He suffered an injury in training in December 2009,[13] and never played again as the Estádio do Restelo side finished second-bottom and dropped down a tier;[14][15] aged 34, he chose to retire,[16] but returned to his main club Sporting the following year as goalkeeping coach.[17]

Nélson left his position in July 2021.[3]

## International career

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Nélson was capped three times for Portugal, all in 2002,[18] making his debut on 27 March in a 4–1 friendly loss to Finland in Porto; he came on as a half-time substitute and conceded the last goal.[19] After Quim was sent home for failing a drugs test, he was picked as third-choice for that year's FIFA World Cup.[20]

## Honours

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Sporting CP

* Primeira Liga: 1999–2000,[21] 2001–02[22]
* Taça de Portugal: 2001–02[23]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Nélson" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
2. ^ Nélson Pereira at WorldFootball.net
3. ^ a b "Nélson deixa o Sporting: «Pretendia despedir-me de outra forma»" [Nélson leaves Sporting: "I wanted to say goodbye differently"] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
4. ^ "Nélson Pereira: «Tive a felicidade de fazer sempre o que gostava»" [Nélson Pereira: "I was fortunate to always do what I wanted"]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
5. ^ "Nélson renova contrato" [Nélson renews contract]. Record (in Portuguese). 2 January 2001. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
6. ^ "Nélson promete dar luta a Ricardo" [Nélson promises to put up a fight with Ricardo]. Record (in Portuguese). 12 July 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
7. ^ Teixeira, Jorge Miguel. "Portugal 2002–03". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
8. ^ Matias, Jorge Miguel (29 October 2006). "Estrela da Amadora estreia relvado e Vitória de Setúbal guarda-redes" [Estrela da Amadora have a new pitch and Vitória de Setúbal a goalkeeper]. Público (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
9. ^ "Salários em atraso cancelam treino" [Unpaid wages cancel training]. Público (in Portuguese). 23 March 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
10. ^ "Jogadores poderão faltar ao jogo na Luz" [Players may miss match at Luz] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 10 November 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
11. ^ "Nelson não viabiliza próxima época ao Estrela da Amadora" [Nelson says Estrela da Amadora's next season will not happen if it were up to him] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
12. ^ "Nélson assina por uma época" [Nélson signs for one season]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 31 July 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
13. ^ "Belenenses vai criar dificuldades, garante Nélson" [Belenenses will pose problems, Nélson assures] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
14. ^ "Nélson arrisca parar até final da época" [Nélson risks stopping until the end of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 5 February 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
15. ^ "Belenenses despromovido 11 anos depois" [Belenenses relegated 11 years later]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 27 April 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
16. ^ "Guarda-redes Nelson deixa o futebol" [Goalkeeper Nelson quits football] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
17. ^ "Nelson treinador de guarda-redes – renova até 2018" [Goalkeeper coach Nelson – renews until 2018] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
18. ^ "Lista completa dos internacionais portugueses" [Complete list of Portuguese internationals] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 18 February 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
19. ^ Tadeia, António (28 March 2002). "Portugal frente à Finlândia: Com a leveza da camisola nova" [Portugal against Finland: As light as the new shirt]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
20. ^ "Nelson". BBC Sport. 15 May 2002. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
21. ^ Cunha, Pedro Jorge (14 May 2020). "Sporting, 20 anos de um título: onde andam os campeões de 2000?" [Sporting, 20th anniversary of a title: where are the 2000 champions?] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
22. ^ "Nélson: «Quero ficar no Sporting pelo menos quatro anos»" [Nélson: "I want to remain at Sporting at least four years"]. Record (in Portuguese). 16 May 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
23. ^ "Leixões-Sporting, 0–1 (Jardel 40')". Record (in Portuguese). 12 May 2002. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

## External links

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* Nélson Pereira at ForaDeJogo (archived)
* Nélson Pereira national team profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
* Nélson Pereira at National-Football-Teams.com

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Portugal squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Baía
* 2 J. Costa
* 3 Xavier
* 4 Caneira
* 5 Couto (c)
* 6 P. Sousa
* 7 Figo
* 8 J. Pinto
* 9 Pauleta
* 10 R. Costa
* 11 Conceição
* 12 Viana
* 13 Andrade
* 14 Barbosa
* 15 Nélson
* 16 Ricardo
* 17 Bento
* 18 Frechaut
* 19 Capucho
* 20 Petit
* 21 N. Gomes
* 22 Beto
* 23 R. Jorge
* Coach: Oliveira

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*[Gls]: League goals
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