Nelson Zeglio
{{Short description|Brazilian footballer (1926–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Nelson Zeglio
|image =
|full_name =
|birth_date = {{birth date|1926|11|21|df=y}}
|birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil
|death_date = {{death date and age|2019|2|25|1926|11|21|df=y}}
|death_place =
|position = Forward
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|years1 = 1949
|clubs1 = São Paulo{{cite web|url=https://spfcpedia.com.br/enciclopedia/2021/Enciclopedia2021_00_2.pdf |title=Todos os Jogadores |website=SPFCpédia |access-date=29 August 2023 |language=pt}}
|caps1 = 5
|goals1 = 3
|years2 = 1951–1952
|clubs2 = Sochaux
|caps2 = 7
|goals2 = 1
|years3 = 1952
|clubs3 = → Montpellier (loan)
|caps3 = 2
|goals3 = 0
|years4 = 1952–1954
|clubs4 = CA Paris
|caps4 = 30
|goals4 = 7
|years5 = 1954–1955
|clubs5 = Roubaix-Tourcoing
|caps5 = 3
|goals5 = 1
|totalcaps = 42
|totalgoals = 9
}}
Nelson Zeglio (21 November 1926 – 25 February 2019) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Born in São Paulo,{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} Zeglio moved from São Paulo to French club Sochaux in 1951.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php/article/12761|title=Carnet noir : Disparition de Nelson Zeglio|date=25 February 2019|accessdate=26 February 2019|language=French|publisher=FC Sochaux-Montbéliard}} 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). He was the first Brazilian to play for Sochaux, and the only one until Francileudo Santos and Alexandre Finazzi signed in 2000. He made his Sochaux debut on 9 September 1951, scoring his club's only goal in a 3–1 defeat against Lens. He moved on loan to Montpellier in January 1952, and later played for CA Paris and Roubaix-Tourcoing.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}} He finished his career playing back in Brazil.
Later life and death
After retirement, Zeglio worked for Air France for 20 years. In November 2016, on his 90th birthday, Zeglio was Sochaux's eldest living former player.{{cite web|url=http://www.fcsochaux.fr/fr/index.php/club/dirigeants/63-retro/9249-nelson-zeglio-le-premier-bresilien-du-fcsm-vient-de-feter-ses-90-ans|title=Rétro : Nelson Zeglio, le premier brésilien du FCSM, vient de fêter ses 90 ans|accessdate=26 February 2019|language=French|publisher=FC Sochaux-Montbéliard}}
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Category:20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
Category:Brazilian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from São Paulo
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players
Category:Montpellier HSC players
Category:CA Paris-Charenton players
Category:CO Roubaix-Tourcoing players
Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
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