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Nilo Neves

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Nilo Neves
Personal information
Full name Nilo Roberto Neves
Date of birth (1942-12-02)2 December 1942
Place of birth Porto Alegre, Brazil
Date of death 23 July 2022(2022-07-23) (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

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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

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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

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Player

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Internacional
Coritiba

Manager

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Sinop

Death

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Nilo Neves died on 23 July 2022, after an unsuccessful heart surgery.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-jogador Nilo Neves morre aos 79 anos". TV Cultura (in Portuguese). 24 July 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Nilo Neves (Ex-lateral do Inter e Coritiba)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Seleção Brasileira (Brazilian National Team) 1967-1968". RSSSF Brazil. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Como treinador, Nilo revelou o goleiro Rogério Ceni". Tribuna PR (in Portuguese). 26 August 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Morre Nilo Neves, ídolo do Coritiba". UmDois Esporte (in Portuguese). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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  • Nilo Neves at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)