Nelinho
Nelinho in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral | ||
| Date of birth | July 26, 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965 | Olaria | ||
| 1965–1970 | América (RJ) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970 | América (RJ) | ||
| 1970–1971 | Barreirense | 6 | (0) |
| 1971 | Anzoátegui | ||
| 1972 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 1972 | Remo | 10 | (0) |
| 1973–1980 | Cruzeiro | 410 | (43) |
| 1980–1981 | Grêmio | 2 | (1) |
| 1981–1982 | Cruzeiro | 17 | (4) |
| 1982–1987 | Atlético Mineiro | 204 | (18) |
| Total | 681 | (82) | |
| National team | |||
| 1974–1980 | Brazil | 21 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
| 1994 | Cruzeiro | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral (born July 26, 1950), known as Nelinho, is a former Brazilian association footballer who played as right back. He played for several clubs in his home country and abroad, most notably Belo Horizonte rivals Cruzeiro and Atlético Mineiro. Nelinho also represented the Brazilian national team in two FIFA World Cups.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Nelinho started his career at local club Olaria, but signed his first professional contract with América. After a recommendation by Otto Glória, then manager of the team, he moved to Portugal to play for Barreirense. A brief stint with Venezuela's Deportivo Anzoátegui followed, before returning to Rio de Janeiro to play for Bonsucesso, which then loaned him to Remo. After good performances in the 1972 Brasileirão, Nelinho was signed by Cruzeiro for the following season.
At the Belo Horizonte-based club, Nelinho won the Campeonato Mineiro four times between 1973 and 1977, and one Copa Libertadores in 1976, scoring in two matches of the finals against River Plate. While at the club, he was also selected for the Bola de Prata (Campeonato Brasileiro team of the year) three times, in 1975, 1979 and 1980. In total, he had 411 appearances with Cruzeiro, and scored 105 goals. Nelinho managed Cruzeiro in 1994.
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