Nilson Borges (16 December 1941 – 3 February 2021) was a Brazilian footballer who played as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 December 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 3 February 2021 (aged 79) | ||
| Place of death | Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1958–1960 | Portuguesa-SP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1965 | Portuguesa-SP | ||
| 1965 | América-SP | ||
| 1965 | Portuguesa-SP | ||
| 1966 | Corinthians | ||
| 1967 | Juventus-SP | ||
| 1968 | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| 1969 | Coritiba | ||
| 1969–1971 | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| 1972 | Bahia | ||
| 1973–1974 | Athletico Paranaense | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editBorges began his career playing for Associação Portuguesa de Desportos and starting his professional career there in 1960. In 1965, he went to Europe and trained with Standard Liège and Sporting CP. However, he only played in friendly matches and was supported by a Portuguese businessman who would ask for above-market values for Borges to play.[1]
Borges returned to Brazil later in 1965 and began playing with América-SP and later would return to Portuguesa. In 1966, he went to Corinthians, where he played as a reserve, a position he hotly contested. After playing only six games for Corinthians, he was transferred to Clube Atlético Juventus and later Club Athletico Paranaense. With Paranaense, he participated in the Campeonato Paranaense in 1970, which his team won for the first time in 12 years.[2] He also played for Coritiba and Bahia before returning to Paranaense and retiring.[3] After his retirement from playing, he worked for many different football clubs as a trainer and coach.[4]
In 2020, Borges ended his football activities due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil and was paralyzed in his legs by an unknown condition.[5] He died in Curitiba on 3 February 2021, at the age of 79.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Para ir ao Atlético, Nilson deixou a Portuguesa e foi pra Europa". Tribuna (in Portuguese). 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Nilson Borges brilhou no Atlético que apagou o vexame de 1967". Tribuna (in Portuguese). 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Hidalgo e Nilson Borges já estiveram do outro lado da rivalidade do Atletiba". Gazeto do Povo (in Portuguese). 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Atlético irreconhecível em Salvador". Tribuna (in Portuguese). 22 March 2007.
- ^ "Ídolo do Athletico, Nilson Borges tem doença desconhecida e para de andar". Um Dois Esportes (in Portuguese). 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Ídolo do Athletico, Nilson Borges morre em Curitiba aos 79 anos". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 3 February 2021.
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