Fernando Nélson

Infobox Football biography
playername = Fernando Nélson


fullname = Fernando Nélson Jesus Vieira Alves
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1971|11|5
cityofbirth = Porto
countryofbirth = Portugal
height = Height|m=1.79
position = Right defender
youthyears = 1989-1990
youthclubs = S.C. Salgueiros
years = 1990-1991 1991-1996 1996-1998 1999-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005
clubs = Salgueiros Sporting Aston Villa FC Porto Vitória Setúbal SC Rio Tinto
caps(goals) = 024 (0) 115 (3) 059 (0) 032 (0) 000 (0) 00- (-)
nationalyears = 1991 199?-1994
nationalteam = Portugal U-20 Portugal U-21 Portugal
nationalcaps(goals) =

Nélson, full name Fernando Nélson Jesus Vieira Alves (born 5 November, 1971 in Porto) is a former Portuguese football player.

Football career

After spending five seasons with Portugal giants Sporting CP, winning the 1995 Portuguese Cup, Fernando Nélson came to the English Premiership in 1996 when he joined Aston Villa, under manager Brian Little. Although making over 50 appearances for the Midlands club he decided to head back to Portugal with FC Porto, in the 1999 January transfer window, winning the 1999 championship. He retired from football in 2005 and became president of SC Rio Tinto, the modest club he last represented.

External links

* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/php/spieler.php?id=23246 national-football-teams.com]
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