Nélson Veríssimo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nélson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica B (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1989 | Povoense | ||
| 1989–1995 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Benfica | 4 | (0) |
| 1996−2004 | Alverca | 184 | (3) |
| 1997 | → Académica (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1998−1999 | → Académica (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2004−2007 | Vitória Setúbal | 64 | (0) |
| 2007−2011 | Fátima | 112 | (4) |
| 2011−2012 | Mafra | 25 | (0) |
| Total | 426 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998−2000 | Portugal U21 | 19 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012− | Benfica B (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nélson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo (born 17 April 1977) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender, and a current assistant coach of S.L. Benfica B.[1]
Club career
Veríssimo was born in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District. During his professional career, the youth graduate at S.L. Benfica (having joined the club's youth system at the age of 12, he only appeared in four first-team games during his short spell)[2] represented F.C. Alverca – the first of his spells being while they acted as the former's farm team[3][4]– Académica de Coimbra, Vitória de Setúbal, C.D. Fátima and C.D. Mafra.
In the Primeira Liga alone, Veríssimo amassed totals of 221 matches and two goals, mostly for Alverca and Setúbal, adding 149/3 in the Segunda Liga. He gained 19 caps for the Portugal under-21 team.
Immediately after retiring, Veríssimo rejoined Benfica, being appointed assistant coach with the reserves in the second division, first under Luís Norton de Matos then former teammate at the club Hélder Cristóvão.
Honours
- Vitória Setúbal
References
- ^ "Equipa técnica 2015/2016" (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Ramirez e Veríssimo renovam com Benfica". Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Veríssimo: "Temos condições para vencer o Benfica"". Record (in Portuguese). 4 May 2001. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "Veríssimo desafia Benfica". Record (in Portuguese). 26 March 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "2004–05 Taça de Portugal Quarterfinal: Vitória Setúbal - Braga". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
External links
- Template:Zerozero
- Nélson Veríssimo at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- National team data Template:Pt icon
- 1977 births
- Living people
- People from Vila Franca de Xira
- Portuguese footballers
- Association football defenders
- Primeira Liga players
- Segunda Liga players
- Portuguese Second Division players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- FC Alverca players
- Associação Académica de Coimbra – O.A.F. players
- Vitória F.C. players
- C.D. Fátima players
- C.D. Mafra players
- Portugal youth international footballers
- Portugal under-21 international footballers