Defender

Nelinho

No team
Brazil
76 yrs
180 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 4
Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Average rating: 7.60

Age76

Date of birth26 Jul 1950

Height180 cm

Weight–

Preferred footRight

Season performance · 1978

FIFA World Cup

Brazil

Appearances / Starts4 / 3

Minutes274

Rating7.60

Goals / Assists2 / 0

Shots (on target)16 (7)

Passes · accuracy137 · 71%

Key passes4

Tackles / Interceptions8 / 5

Duels won18 / 40

Successful dribbles4

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion12%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box2

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls19

Accurate crosses2

Touches243

Possession lost62

Dispossessed1

Aerial duels won2

Ground duels won16

Clearances15

Ball recoveries24

Fouls won5

Fouls committed10

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

National team

Brazil21 caps · 6 goals · debut Apr 1974

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
24 Jun 1978	Brazil – Italy	2–1	90'	7.8
21 Jun 1978	Brazil – Poland	3–1	90'	7.9
18 Jun 1978	Argentina – Brazil	0–0	–	–
14 Jun 1978	Brazil – Peru	3–0	–	–
11 Jun 1978	Brazil – Austria	1–0	–	–
7 Jun 1978	Brazil – Spain	0–0	71'	7.8
3 Jun 1978	Sweden – Brazil	1–1	23'	6.9
6 Jul 1974	Brazil – Poland	0–1	–	–
3 Jul 1974	Netherlands – Brazil	2–0	–	–
30 Jun 1974	Argentina – Brazil	1–2	–	–
26 Jun 1974	Brazil – East Germany	1–0	–	–
22 Jun 1974	Zaire – Brazil	0–3	90'	8.0
18 Jun 1974	Scotland – Brazil	0–0	90'	7.2
13 Jun 1974	Brazil – Yugoslavia	0–0	90'	7.6

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
1978	FIFA World Cup	Brazil	4 (3)	274	2	0	7.60

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.