Nélson Fernandes

{{short description|Portuguese footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{no footnotes|date=September 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Nélson

|image =

|fullname = Nélson Fernandes

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|8|3|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Funchal, Portugal

|death_date =

|height =

|position = Midfielder

|youthyears1 = 1957–1961 | youthclubs1 = Marítimo

|youthyears2 = 1961–1964 | youthclubs2 = Benfica

|years1 = 1964–1965 | clubs1 = Varzim | caps1 = 24 | goals1 = 12

|years2 = 1965–1968 | clubs2 = Benfica | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 9

|years3 = 1968–1969 | clubs3 = Varzim | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 6

|years4 = 1969–1976 | clubs4 = Sporting | caps4 = 195 | goals4 = 70

|years5 = 1976–1978 | clubs5 = Marítimo | caps5 = 19 | goals5 = 1

|years6 = 1978–1980 | clubs6 = Portimonense | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 1

|years7 = 1980–1982 | clubs7 = Salgueiros | caps7 = 48 | goals7 = 15

|years8 = 1982–1983 | clubs8 = Tirsense | caps8 = | goals8 =

|years9 = 1983–1984 | clubs9 = Vianense | caps9 = | goals9 =

|years10 = 1984–1985 | clubs10 = Leça | caps10 = | goals10 =

|years11 = 1985–1986 | clubs11 = Aguçadoura | caps11 = | goals11 =

|totalcaps = 344 | totalgoals = 114

|nationalyears1 = 1969–1970 | nationalteam1 = Portugal | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

Nélson Fernandes (born 3 August 1946), known as Nélson, is a retired Portuguese international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.