Nilo Alves da Cunha (20 January 1932 – 20 December 2016), simply known as Nilo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nilo Alves da Cunha | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 20 December 2016 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Nilópolis, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1951–1953 | Flamengo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1959 | Bonsucesso | ||
| 1959–1962 | America-RJ | ||
| 1963–1964 | Palmeiras | 50 | (17) |
| 1964 | America-RJ | ||
| 1965 | Ferroviária | ||
| 1965–1967 | América-MG | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024 | |||
Career
editNilo began his career with Flamengo's amateurs, where he remained until 1953. In 1955, he reached professional football at Bonsucesso, where after standing out, he was traded to America. In 1960 he was part of the Rio champion squad, when in 1962 he received from SE Palmeiras one of the biggest contracts in Brazilian football up to that time, being acquired for more than 500 thousand cruises.[1] At Palmeiras, he was champion in 1963 and made 50 appearances,[2] but due to internal disagreements between club directors who disagreed with the amount spent on the athlete, he ended up returning to America. In 1965 he worked for Ferroviária de Araraquara and ended his career in another América, in Belo Horizonte.[3][4]
Personal life
editAfter retiring from football, he worked for several years at Jornal do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro.[4]
Honours
edit- America-RJ
- Palmeiras
References
edit- ^ "Nilo… um bom contrato para viver". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Nilo". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Jogaram na Ferroviária e no Palmeiras". Ferroviária em Campo (in Portuguese). 9 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Que fim levou? Nilo (Ex-ponta-esquerda do América-RJ e Palmeiras)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
External links
edit- Nilo at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)