Nelito Explained

Nelito
Fullname:Vítor Manuel Simões Fernandes Bernardo
Birth Date:31 March 1970
Birth Place:Lisbon, Portugal
Height:1.65 m
Position:Pivot
Years1:1994–2000
Goals1:130
Years2:2000–2001
Clubs2:Sporting Vila Verde
Goals2:43
Years3:2001–2003
Clubs3:Benfica
Goals3:23
Years4:2003–2004
Goals4:25
Years5:2004–2006
Clubs5:Benfica
Goals5:35
Nationalyears1:1998–2002
Nationalcaps1:38
Nationalgoals1:26
Manageryears1:2006–2013
Managerclubs1:Benfica (assistant coach)
Manageryears2:2018–
Managerclubs2:Novos Talentos
Pcupdate:00:00, 20 October 2018 (UTC)
Ntupdate:00:00, 20 October 2018 (UTC)

Vítor Leonel Simões Fernandes Bernardo (born 31 Março 1970), commonly known as Nelito, is a Portuguese futsal coach and former futsal player who played as a pivot. He is the head coach of the Lisbon Division of Honour club Novos Talentos. As a player Nelito was the 2000–01 Portuguese Futsal First Division top scorer while playing for Sporting Vila Verde[1] and he won two Portuguese futsal leagues with Benfica. Nelito played for the Portugal national team in the 1999 Euros and the 2000 World Cup.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: 6 September 2001. Nelito: "Quem está no Benfica só pode pensar em vencer". Nelito: «At Benfica one must always think about winning». Portuguese. Record. 20 October 2018.
  2. News: 18 November 2000. Portugal vence a Guatemala na abertura do Mundial de futsal. Portugal beats Guatemala in the first game of the Futsal World Cup. Portuguese. Folha de S.Paulo. 20 October 2018.