Nilson (footballer, born 1975)
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Nilson Corrêa Júnior (born 26 December 1975), known simply as Nilson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently head coach of Campeonato Cearense club Tirol [pt].
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nilson Corrêa Júnior[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1975-12-26) 26 December 1975 (age 48)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Vitória, Brazil[1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tirol [pt] (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1994 | Vitória | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1998 | Vitória | 69 | (0) |
1999–2003 | Santa Cruz | 57 | (0) |
2000 | → Gama (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2001 | → Inter de Limeira (loan) | 35 | (0) |
2004 | Americano | 2 | (0) |
2005 | Náutico | 12 | (0) |
2005–2012 | Vitória Guimarães | 196 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Persepolis | 67 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Moreirense | 2 | (0) |
2016–2017 | União Madeira | 28 | (0) |
Total | 480 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1993 | Brazil U17 | 5 | (0) |
1995–1997 | Brazil U20 | 6 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2019 | Flamengo Arcoverde | ||
2019 | Ypiranga-PE | ||
2019–2020 | Decisão | ||
2020 | Vera Cruz | ||
2021 | Retrô | ||
2021 | Central | ||
2022 | Potiguar de Mossoró | ||
2022 | Tupynambás | ||
2022–2023 | Maguary [pt] | ||
2023 | Aymorés [pt] | ||
2024– | Tirol [pt] | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Most of his professional career was spent in Portugal with Vitória de Guimarães, where he appeared in 226 competitive matches over seven seasons, six spent in the Primeira Liga.[2] He also played for three years with Persepolis in Iran.