Nélson César Tavares Rodrigues da Veiga (born 9 February 1978) is a Cape Verdean former footballer. He could play as either a right back or a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nélson César Tavares Rodrigues da Veiga | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Agualva | ||
| 1990–1991 | Sporting CP | ||
| 1991–1993 | Agualva | ||
| 1993–1995 | Estrela Amadora | ||
| 1996 | Estoril | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2000 | Estoril | 80 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Vitória Setúbal | 49 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Naval | 69 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Omonia | 49 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | AEK Larnaca | 39 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Aves | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | Atlético | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | KACM | 57 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Vilafranquense | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 363 | (8) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2007 | Cape Verde | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Lisbon, Portugal, Veiga played for several local clubs as a youth, finishing his development at G.D. Estoril-Praia and going on to spend his first four senior seasons with them, three in the second division and one in the third. In 2000 he signed for Vitória de Setúbal, contributing with 17 games and one goal in his first year as the Sadinos returned to the Primeira Liga.
After two more years with Vitória, Veiga returned to the second level and joined Associação Naval 1º de Maio, achieving another top flight promotion in 2005, the Figueira da Foz club's first ever.[1] In the summer of 2006, after helping the team retain their league status, he left Portugal for the first time, going on to spend the following four seasons in Cyprus with AC Omonia and AEK Larnaca FC.
Veiga returned to his country of adoption for the 2010–11 campaign, signing for C.D. Aves in division two.[2]
International career
editVeiga chose to represent Cape Verde internationally, making his debut in 2003. He played every match in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification stage, only missing the fixtures against Burkina Faso and Uganda.
Personal life
editVeiga is the father of the Portuguese footballer Renato Veiga.[3]
References
edit- ^ Alvarenga, Vítor Hugo (28 January 2006). "Nélson Veiga (Naval): "Esta é uma vitória extremamente importante"" [Nélson Veiga (Naval): «This is an extremely important win»] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Nélson Veiga assina até final da época" [Nélson Veiga signs until end of the season]. Record (in Portuguese). 29 January 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "Futebol/Cabo Verde: Filho de antigo internacional cabo-verdiano destaca-se nos juniores do Sporting". SAPO Desporto.
External links
edit- Nélson Veiga at ForaDeJogo (archived)
- Nélson Veiga at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nélson Veiga – FIFA competition record (archived) [dead link]
- Nélson Veiga at Soccerway
