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Nelson Zeglio

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Nelson Zeglio
Personal information
Date of birth (1926-11-21)21 November 1926
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death 25 February 2019(2019-02-25) (aged 92)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
São Paulo
1951–1952 Sochaux 7 (1)
1952 → Montpellier (loan) 2 (0)
1952–1954 CA Paris 30 (7)
1954–1955 Roubaix-Tourcoing 3 (1)
Total 42 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Zeglio (21 November 1926 – 25 February 2019) was a Brazilian professional footballer.

Career

Born in São Paulo,[2] Zeglio moved from São Paulo to French club Sochaux in 1951.[3] He was one of three South Americans to sign for the club at that time (the others being José Montagnoli and Alberto Muro, who were both Argentine).[3] He was the first Brazilian to play for Sochaux, and the only one until Francileudo Santos and Alexandre Finazzi signed in 2000.[3] He made his Sochaux debut on 9 September 1951, scoring his club's only goal in a 3–1 defeat against Lens.[3] He moved on loan to Montpellier in January 1952,[3] and later played for CA Paris and Roubaix-Tourcoing.[2] He finished his career playing back in Brazil.[3]

Later life and death

After retirement, Zeglio worked for Air France for 20 years.[3] In November 2016, on his 90th birthday, Zeglio was Sochaux's eldest living former player.[1]

He died on 25 February 2019, aged 92.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rétro : Nelson Zeglio, le premier brésilien du FCSM, vient de fêter ses 90 ans" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Profile" (in French). FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Carnet noir : Disparition de Nelson Zeglio" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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