Nélson Pereira

Nélson

Personal information
Full name	Nélson Alexandre Gomes Pereira
Date of birth	October 20, 1975 (1975-10-20) (age 36)
Place of birth	Torres Vedras, Portugal
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1988–1994	Torreense
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1997	Torreense	61	(0)
1997–2006	Sporting CP	66	(0)
2006–2007	Vitória Setúbal	8	(0)
2007–2009	Estrela Amadora	53	(0)
2009–2010	Belenenses	13	(0)
National team
2002	Portugal	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Nélson Alexandre Gomes Pereira, simply Nélson (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnɛɫsɔ̃], born 20 October 1975 in Torres Vedras, Lisbon), is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

After having started his football career with hometown club S.C.U. Torreense, Nélson was primarily used as a backup at Sporting Clube de Portugal, first to Peter Schmeichel, then to Ricardo, for nearly a decade. His best output for the Lions came in the 2002–03 season after both had left the club, playing 19 games in an eventual third-place finish, 27 points behind champions F.C. Porto.

After 2005–06, Nélson moved to Vitória Futebol Clube, but due to unpaid wages, a recurring problem in the club for the past seasons prior to his arrival, Nélson left the sadinos, being out of work for almost six months, before joining another Lisbon side, C.F. Estrela da Amadora, on July 2007.

Estrela would be relegated at the end of 2008–09, after continuing financial problems, even though it finished in mid-table. Nélson subsequently moved to neighbours C.F. Os Belenenses. He suffered an injury in training in December 2009, and never played again as the Restelo side finished second from bottom and dropped down a division; aged nearly 35, he chose to retire.

International career

Nélson was capped three times for Portugal, all in 2002. He was picked as third-choice for that year's FIFA World Cup, but was never recalled since.

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Nélson Pereira at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Nelson Pereira
Alternative names	Nelson
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	20 October 1975
Place of birth	Torres Vedras, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death