Career
On the left side of the field, he could appear as either a defender or a midfielder. Born in Porto, Nelo grew in local Boavista Football Club"s youth system, then went on to mainly represent its first team as a professional. After an unassuming season at first division giants South.L. Benfica, he returned to his first club in the 1995 summer, then represented another three teams in quick succession.
Nelo retired in 2007 in amateur football, at the age of almost 40.
