Nilberto

Nilberto
Personal information
Full name	Nilberto da Silva Melo
Date of birth	18 November 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2000	Santos
2000–2003	Fluminense
2003–2005	Vasco da Gama
2005–2006	Portuguesa
2007	Macaé
2007–2008	Marathón
2008–2009	Motagua
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009-02-22

Nilberto da Silva Melo (born 18 November 1973) is a Brazilian retired footballer who last played as a midfielder for F.C. Motagua.

Club career[edit]

He and his brother Edmilson,^[1] came to Honduras to C.D. Marathón and after two season they left to Motagua because they didn't fit into Manuel Keosseian's tactics.

Personal life[edit]

He has four football playing brothers: former Flamengo midfielder Nélio, Cruzeiro- and Brazilian World Cup defender Gilberto, former El Salvador international Nildeson^[2] and Edmilson with whom he played in Honduras.

References[edit]

^ "Barrida en Marathón" (in Spanish). diariodiez.com. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2009-07-25.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Llegó “Nenei II”, Nilberto de Mello Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)

External links[edit]

CONMEBOL.com - Motagua squad Copa Sudamericana 2008
Nilberto at Sambafoot (archived)
CBF^{[permanent dead link]} (in Portuguese)

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[1] "Barrida en Marathón" (in Spanish). diariodiez.com. 2008-05-26. Retrieved 2009-07-25.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Llegó “Nenei II”, Nilberto de Mello Archived 2012-08-24 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish)

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