Nildeson

{{short description|Brazilian-Salvadoran footballer (born 1968)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Nildeson

| fullname = Nildeson da Silva Melo

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|10|29|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

| height = 1.77m

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1986–1989

| years2 = 1989–1990

| years3 = 1990–1991

| years4 = 1991–1992

| years5 = 1992–1993

| years6 = 1993–1994

| years7 = 1994–1995

| years8 = 1996–1997

| years9 = 1998–1999

| years10 = 2002

| years11 = 2003–2004

| years12 = 2004

| years13 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = Grêmio

| clubs2 = Luis Ángel Firpo

| clubs3 = Atlético Marte

| clubs4 = Luis Ángel Firpo

| clubs5 = Herediano

| clubs6 = Toluca

| clubs7 = Correcaminos

| clubs8 = Toros Neza

| clubs9 = Luis Ángel Firpo

| clubs10 = Chalatenango

| clubs11 = Águila

| clubs12 = Luis Ángel Firpo

| clubs13 = Atlético Balboa

| caps1 =

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| caps5 =

| caps6 = 27

| caps7 = 23

| caps8 = 26

| caps9 =

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| goals1 =

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| goals6 = 12

| goals7 = 6

| goals8 = 20

| goals9 =

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| goals11 = 4

| goals12 =

| goals13 = 8 |totalcaps = 76 |totalgoals = 50

| nationalyears1 = 1997–2004

| nationalteam1 = El Salvador

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate = 21 August 2011

}}

Nildeson "Nenei" da Silva Melo (born 29 October 1968 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian and naturalized Salvadoran football player, who played as a striker.

Club career

He arrived in El Salvador in 1989 to play for Luis Ángel Firpo after a couple of seasons at home with Grêmio. He had a season at Atlético Marte in between two seasons with Firpo and he would go to Costa Rica to play for CS Herediano scored 21 goals in 1992.

=Mexico=

His success caught the attention of Mexican club Toluca of the Mexican Primera División that year. He would end up playing for various clubs in Mexico. In 1997, he would reach the finals with Toros Neza but end up losing the finals. While still at the books of Toros Neza, Nildeson was jailed and prosecuted by his former girlfriend over not paying up alimony.[http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/EDICIONESANTERIORES/octubre7/DEPORTES/depor6.html De Mello salió de prisión] – El Diario de Hoy {{in lang|es}}

=Back in El Salvador=

In 1998, he returned to El Salvador to have his second stint with Luis Ángel Firpo. He became a Salvadoran citizen and was able to represent El Salvador. He was later cut by Armando Contreras who had taken the position after Juan Ramón Paredes stepped down of the national team. He would later play for Chalatenango,[http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20020218/deportes/dep33.asp De Mello dio show] La Prensa Gráfica {{in lang|es}} FAS and Águila but the latter clubs dismissed him because of indiscipline and apparent drugs abuse.[http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20040914/deporte/deporte4.asp "Nenei", otra vez a las andadas] La Prensa Gráfica {{in lang|es}} Then, he was give a chance by Atlético Balboa where he would eventually retire in 2005 after reaching the final of the 2004 Apertura.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/elsal05.html El Salvador 2004/05] – RSSSF After a knee operation in January 2005 he was dismissed by Balboa citing he would not recover to get back to his former best.[http://www.elsalvador.com/noticias/2005/05/12/deportes/dep6.asp Nenei también fue separado] El Diario de Hoy {{in lang|es}}

International career

After his naturalisation, Nildeson made his debut for El Salvador in an August 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Costa Rica and has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his adopted country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.{{FIFA|166372}}{{FIFA|157688}}

His final international game was a September 2004 World Cup qualification match against Jamaica.

=International goals=

:Scores and results list El Salvador's goal tally first.

class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1	14 September 1997	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	{{fb\|CAN}}	1-0	4-1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	9 November 1997	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	{{fb\|JAM}}	1-0	2-2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	16 November 1997	Sullivan Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA	{{fb\|USA}}	1-3	2-4	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Nildeson has four younger brothers who also play football: former Flamengo midfielder Nélio, Cruzeiro- and Brazilian World Cup defender Gilberto,[http://globoesporte.globo.com/futebol/selecao-brasileira/noticia/2010/05/gilberto-segue-tradicao-de-familia-na-lateral-esquerda-da-selecao.html Gilberto segue tradição de família na lateral esquerda da seleção] – Globo esporte {{in lang|pt}} Nilberto[http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20050126/deporte/108243.asp Llegó "Nenei II", Nilberto de Mello] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120824141730/http://archive.laprensa.com.sv/20050126/deporte/108243.asp |date=2012-08-24 }} – La Prensa Gráfica {{in lang|es}} and Edmilson who both played in Honduras.

References

External links

{{NFT|8335|Nildeson}}
[http://www.cbf.com.br/php/registro.php?i=101867 CBF]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} {{in lang|pt}}

Category:1968 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)

Category:Naturalized citizens of El Salvador

Category:Brazilian emigrants to El Salvador

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Salvadoran men's footballers

Category:El Salvador men's international footballers

Category:Brazilian men's footballers

Category:Brazilian expatriate men's footballers

Category:Salvadoran expatriate men's footballers

Category:Grêmio FBPA players