Nélson Veríssimo
Personal information | |||
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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) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club 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) | |
National team | |||
1998−2000 | Portugal U21 | 19 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2012− | Benfica B (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Nélson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo (born 17 April 1977) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender, and is the 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 earned 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[5] then former teammate at the club Hélder Cristóvão.[6][7]
Honours
- Vitória Setúbal
- Fátima
References
- ↑ "Equipa técnica 2015/2016" [Technical staff 2015/2016] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ↑ "Ramirez e Veríssimo renovam com Benfica" [Ramirez and Veríssimo renew with Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 June 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Veríssimo: "Temos condições para vencer o Benfica"" [Veríssimo: "We can beat Benfica"]. Record (in Portuguese). 4 May 2001. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Veríssimo desafia Benfica" [Veríssimo challenges Benfica]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 March 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "Benfica «B» já trabalha: conheça algumas caras" [Benfica «B» already at work: get to know some of the faces] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ↑ "Benfica B vence mas continua nos lugares de descida" [Benfica B win but are still in relegation zone]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 16 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ↑ "Torneio do UA Povoense com grandes nomes do futebol português" [UA Povoense tournament with big names of Portuguese football]. Record (in Portuguese). 13 April 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ↑ "V. Setúbal – Sp. Braga: 3–2". Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). 2 March 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
External links
- Nélson Veríssimo at TheFinalBall.com
- Nélson Veríssimo at ForaDeJogo
- National team data (in Portuguese)