| Nilo Neves | |
| Fullname: | Nilo Roberto Neves |
| Birth Date: | 2 December 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Death Place: | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | Internacional |
| Years1: | 1957–1963 |
| Years2: | 1963–1968 |
| Years3: | 1968 |
| Years4: | 1968–1975 |
| Caps4: | 386 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 1976 |
| Manageryears1: | 1989–1992 |
| Managerclubs1: | Sinop |
| Manageryears2: | 1994 |
| Managerclubs2: | União Rondonópolis |
| Manageryears3: | 1995–1996 |
| Managerclubs3: | Internacional (youth) |
| Manageryears4: | 2000–2001 |
| Managerclubs4: | Sinop |
| Manageryears5: | 2006 |
| Managerclubs5: | Barra do Garças |
| Manageryears6: | 2009 |
| Managerclubs6: | Genus |
| Manageryears7: | 2010 |
| Managerclubs7: | Rio Branco-PR |
| Manageryears8: | 2012 |
| Managerclubs8: | Pato Branco |
| Pcupdate: | 19 April 2024 |
Nilo Neves (2 December 1942 – 23 July 2022), was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.
Left defender, Nilo was revealed by the youth sectors of SC Internacional. He also played for EC São José, Athletico Paranaense and Coritiba, where he was state champion on seven occasions,[1] and made 386 appearances for the club.[2]
Nilo played once for the Brazil national football team, in an unofficial friendly against Coritiba in 1968.[3]
As a coach, his greatest achievement was the 1990 and 2000 titles with Sinop, being responsible for bringing goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, at the time just 17 years old, into professional football.[4]
1961
1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
1973
1990, 2000
Nilo Neves died on 23 July 2022, after an unsuccessful heart surgery.[5] [6]