Neco (footballer, born 1933)

Neco

Personal information
Full name	Manoel Tavares
Date of birth	(1933-05-30)May 30, 1933
Place of birth	Bauru, Brazil
Date of death	24 November 2020(2020-11-24) (aged 87)
Place of death	Guadalajara, Mexico
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	AA Orlândia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950–1957	Botafogo-SP
1957–1961	São Paulo	70	(36)
1961–1965	CD Oro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2023

Manoel Tavares (30 May 1933 – 24 November 2020), better known by the nickname Neco (sometimes referred as Necco), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.[1][2]

Career

Neco played most of his career at Botafogo de Ribeirão Preto, where he was champion of the second level of Campeonato Paulista in 1956. He transferred to São Paulo where in 1959 he was the club's top scorer in the season with 31 goals. In 1961 he went to CD Oro, alongside another São Paulo FC players (Amaury Epaminondas, Juracy Gaetan, Carlito Peters), where they won the national title.[3]

Honours

Botafogo

• Campeonato Paulista Série A2: 1956

CD Oro

• Mexican Primera División: 1962–63

Death

Neco died in Guadalajara, where he retired and started his family, at the age of 87, victim of a respiratory arrest.[4][5]

References

1. "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
2. "Que fim levou? Neco". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
3. "O Oro de 1962/63, que viveu a glória máxima no futebol mexicano antes de se apagar". Trivela (in Portuguese). 9 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
4. "Nota de pesar: Manoel Tavares". São Paulo (in Portuguese). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
5. "Nota de falecimento: Neco, integrante do título do Paulista da 2ª Divisão de 1956, o 1º acesso do Tricolor". Botafogo FC (in Portuguese). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2023.

External links

• Neco at ogol.com.br