Dida (footballer, born 1973)

Dida
Personal information
Full name Nélson de Jesus Silva
Date of birth (1973-10-07) 7 October 1973 (age 53)
Place of birth Bahia, Brazil
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1990 Cruzeiro de Arapiraca
1991–1992 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Vitória 24 (0)
1994–1998 Cruzeiro 120 (0)
1998–1999 Lugano 0 (0)
1999–2000 Corinthians 24 (0)
2000–2010 AC Milan 206 (0)
2001–2002 → Corinthians (loan) 8 (0)
2012 Portuguesa 32 (0)
2013 Grêmio 37 (0)
2014–2015 Internacional 27 (0)
Total 478 (0)
International career
1992–1993 Brazil U20 12 (0)
1996 Brazil Olympic 17 (0)
1995–2006 Brazil 91 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Brazil
FIFA World Cup
Winner2002 Korea/Japan
Runner-up1998 France
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner1997 Saudi Arabia
Winner2005 Germany
Runner-up1999 Mexico
Copa América
Winner1999 Paraguay
Runner-up1995 Uruguay
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up1996 United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaTeam
FIFA U–20 World Cup
Winner1993 Australia
South American Youth Football Championship
Winner1992 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nélson de Jesus Silva (born 7 October 1973), better known simply as Dida, is a former Brazilian football player.

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 November 2014
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls Apps Gls
Vitória 1992 ----------
1993 240------240
Cruzeiro 1994 230--60--290
1995 2003080--310
1996 22090??--310
1997 2502020010480
1998 30050140--490
Lugano 1998–99 ----------
Corinthians 1999 250------250
2000 ----11040150
AC Milan 2000–01 10--60--70
Corinthians 2001 80------80
2002 --90--180270
AC Milan 2002–03 300--140--440
2003–04 3202010010450
2004–05 360--13010500
2005–06 360--120--480
2006–07 25030130--410
2007–08 130--5020200
2008–09 1001080--190
2009–10 230--50--280
Portuguesa 2012 320------320
Grêmio 2013 370608090600
Internacional 2014 270502070410
2015 0000001010
Total for Milan 206060860403020
Career totals 479045015303707230

International

Brazil national team
Year Apps Goals
1995 30
1996 60
1997 60
1998 --
1999 170
2000 100
2001 60
2002 50
2003 110
2004 90
2005 120
2006 60
Total 910

Honours

Cruzeiro

Corinthians

AC Milan

Internacional

Brazil Youth

Brazil

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Full name has been incorrectly given as Nelson Jesus Dida or Nelson Jesus da Silva. He was regularly called Nelson Dida by European media.
  2. 1 2 "Hall of fame: Nelson Dida". forzamilanonline.com (in Italian). September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Nelson Dida: Una storia incompleta
  4. ↑ "Nelson de Jesus Silva "Dida" – International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
  5. 1 2 "A.C. Milan Hall of Fame: Nelson Dida". acmilan.com. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  6. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (31 January 2007). "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  7. ↑ Pierrend, José Luis (29 January 2006). "IFFHS' World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Etherington, Tom (6 January 2013). "Grêmio's Dida ranked best Brazilian goalkeeper of 21st century". Sambafoot. Retrieved 19 October 2015.