Nenén Explained

Nenén
Fullname:Odair Souza
Birth Date:4 February 1982
Birth Place:Urubici, Brazil
Height:1.73 m
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:1994–1998
Youthclubs1:Guarani Palhoça
Years1:1998–1999
Years2:2000–2002
Years3:2001
Clubs3:Figueirense (loan)
Years4:2003
Years5:2003
Years6:2004
Years7:2005
Years8:2005–2008
Caps8:30
Goals8:0
Years9:2006
Clubs9:Caxias (loan)
Years10:2008
Clubs10:Veranópolis (loan)
Caps10:13
Goals10:0
Years11:2009–2018
Caps11:221
Goals11:15
Years12:2010
Clubs12:Joinville (loan)
Caps12:9
Goals12:1
Years13:2020
Caps13:4
Goals13:0
Pcupdate:12:40, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Odair Souza (born 4 February 1982), commonly known as Nenén, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Urubici, Santa Catarina, Nenén made his senior debuts with lowly locals Guarani Palhoça. After spells at Atlético Paranaense, Figueirense, Goiás, Londrina, Criciúma, Caxias and Veranópolis, all unsuccessful, he joined Chapecoense in 2009.[1]

On 15 July 2010 Nenén moved to Joinville in Série D, on loan until the end of the year.[2] He returned to Chape in 2011, and after achieving promotion to Série B in 2012, made his professional debut on 31 August 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss against Icasa.[3]

Nenén appeared in 14 matches during the campaign, with his side being promoted to Série A for the first time ever. He made his top level debut on 11 May 2014, again from the bench in a 1–2 home loss against Grêmio.[4]

Nenén also established a record, being the first player to play in all Brazilian four divisions for the same club.[1] He also renewed his link with the club in December 2014, being also the second player with most appearances for Chape in its history.[5]

Nenén did not board LaMia Airlines Flight 2933 for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana Finals, which crashed and killed 19 of his teammates.[6]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Criciúma2005Série B7070
2006004040
200790100190
Subtotal160140000000300
Chapecoense2009Série D13026320413
2010Série C001832010[7] 0303
2011144222366
201220119140432
2013Série B140201341
2014Série A15013020300
2015110120103[8] 0270
20161040301090
Subtotal885133101404010024915
Joinville (loan)2010Série D9191
Career total1136147101404010028816

Honours

Chapecoense

2016, 2017

2016[9]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tudosobrechapeco.net/index.php/desc_noticias/jogador_da_chapecoense_e_o_primeiro_a_atuar_nas_quatro_divisoes_do_futebol Neném atinge recorde na Chapecoense (Neném breaks record in Chapecoense)
  2. http://portaljoinville.com.br/esportes/2010/07/nenem-acerta-com-o-jec-ate-fim-do-ano Neném acerta com o JEC até fim do ano (Neném signs with JEC until the end of the year)
  3. http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/brasileiro-serieb-2013/31-08-2013/chapecoense-icasa.html Icasa bate a vice-líder e derruba série invicta da Chape como mandante (Icasa defeats the second placed and stops home winning run of Chape)
  4. http://globoesporte.globo.com/jogo/brasileirao2014/11-05-2014/chapecoense-gremio.html Barcos faz dois, e Grêmio bate Chape na Arena Condá com público recorde (Barcos scores two, and Grêmio defeats Chape in a record-attendance Arena Condá)
  5. Web site: Segundo em número de jogos com a camisa do Verdão renova contrato. https://web.archive.org/web/20150101153306/http://www.jsbonline.com.br/?p=23751. Second in number of games with the shirt of Verdão renews contract. Jornal do Sul do Brasil. pt. 18 December 2014. 1 January 2015. 6 December 2016.
  6. Web site: The Chapecoense players who didn't travel to Colombia. BBC. 29 November 2016. 6 December 2016.
  7. Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina
  8. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  9. Web site: CONMEBOL otorga el título de campeón de la Sudamericana 2016 a Chapecoense y reconoce a Atlético Nacional con el premio del centenario de la CONMEBOL al Fair Play. CONMEBOL awards 2016 Sudamericana champion title to Chapecoense and bestows Atlético Nacional with CONMEBOL century Fair Play award. CONMEBOL. Spanish. 5 December 2016. 13 December 2016.