Nélson Veiga

Nélson Veiga

Personal information
Full name	Nélson César Tavares Rodrigues Veiga
Date of birth	February 9, 1978 (1978-02-09) (age 33)
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	KAC
Number	TBA
Youth career
	Agualva
	Sporting CP
	Estoril
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996–2000	Estoril	80	(0)
2000–2003	Vitória Setúbal	49	(1)
2003–2006	Naval	69	(1)
2006–2008	Omonia	49	(2)
2008–2010	AEK Larnaca	39	(3)
2010–2011	Aves	7	(0)
2011	Atlético	2	(0)
2011–	KAC
National team
2003–2007	Cape Verde	15	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals).

Nélson César Tavares Rodrigues da Veiga (born 9 February 1978 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese-born Cape Verdean footballer who plays for KAC Marrakech in Morocco. He can operate as either a right or central defender.

Club career

Veiga played for several local clubs as a youth, finishing his formation at G.D. Estoril-Praia, and going on to spend his first four senior seasons with the club, three in the second division and one in the third. In 2000, he signed for Vitória de Setúbal, contributing with 17 games (one goal) in his first season as the Sadinos returned to the top level.

After two more years with Vitória, Veiga returned to division two and joined Associação Naval 1º de Maio, achieving another top flight promotion in 2005, the Figueira da Foz club's first ever. In the 2006 summer, after helping Naval retain its division status, he left Portugal for the first time, going on to spend the following four seasons in Cyprus, with AC Omonia and AEK Larnaca FC.

Veiga returned to his country of adoption for the 2010–11 season, signing for C.D. Aves in the second level.

International career

Veiga chose to represent Cape Verde internationally, making his debut in 2003. He played every match in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification stage, only missing the contests against Burkina Faso and Uganda.

External links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Nélson Veiga at National-Football-Teams.com
• Nélson Veiga – FIFA competition record

Persondata
Name	Veiga, Nelson
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	9 February 1978
Place of birth	Lisbon, Portugal
Date of death
Place of death