Nélson Veríssimo

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is da Silva and the second or paternal family name is Veríssimo.
Nélson Veríssimo
Personal information
Full name Nélson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo
Date of birth (1977-04-17) 17 April 1977
Place of birth Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Benfica B (assistant)
Youth career
1987–1989 Povoense
1989–1995 Benfica
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Benfica 4 (0)
1996−2004 Alverca 184 (3)
1997 → Académica (loan) 7 (0)
1998−1999 → Académica (loan) 30 (0)
2004−2007 Vitória Setúbal 64 (0)
2007−2011 Fátima 112 (4)
2011−2012 Mafra 25 (0)
Total 426 (7)
National team
1998−2000 Portugal U21 19 (0)
Teams managed
2012− Benfica B (assistant)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Nélson Alexandre da Silva Veríssimo (born 17 April 1977) is a retired Portuguese footballer who played as a central defender, and a current assistant coach of S.L. Benfica B.[1]

Club career

Veríssimo was born in Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District. During his professional career, the youth graduate at S.L. Benfica (having joined the club's youth system at the age of 12, he only appeared in four first-team games during his short spell)[2] represented F.C. Alverca – the first of his spells being while they acted as the Eagles' farm team[3][4]– Académica de Coimbra, Vitória de Setúbal, C.D. Fátima and C.D. Mafra.

In the Primeira Liga alone, Veríssimo amassed totals of 221 matches and two goals, mostly for Alverca and Setúbal, adding 149/3 in the Segunda Liga. He gained 19 caps for the Portuguese under-21 team.

Immediately after retiring, Veríssimo rejoined Benfica, being appointed assistant coach with the reserves in the second division, first under Luís Norton de Matos then former teammate at the club Hélder Cristóvão.

References

  1. ↑ "Equipa técnica 2015/2016" [Technical staff 2015/2016] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ramirez e Veríssimo renovam com Benfica" [Ramirez and Veríssimo renew with Benfica] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 June 1999. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Veríssimo: "Temos condições para vencer o Benfica"" [Veríssimo: "We can beat Benfica"] (in Portuguese). Record. 4 May 2001. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Veríssimo desafia Benfica" [Veríssimo challenges Benfica] (in Portuguese). Record. 26 March 2004. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
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