Nilberto

Nilberto
Personal information
Full name Nilberto da Silva Melo
Date of birth (1973-11-18) 18 November 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2000 Santos
2000–2003 Fluminense
2003–2005 Vasco da Gama
2005–2006 Portuguesa
2007 Macaé
2007–2008 Marathón
2008–2009 Motagua 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals 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

He and his brother Edmilson, 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

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

References

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