Nelson Zeglio

Nelson Zeglio

Personal information
Date of birth	(1926-11-21)21 November 1926
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	25 February 2019(2019-02-25) (aged 92)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949	São Paulo[2]	5	(3)
1951–1952	Sochaux	7	(1)
1952	→ Montpellier (loan)	2	(0)
1952–1954	CA Paris	30	(7)
1954–1955	Roubaix-Tourcoing	3	(1)
Total		42	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Zeglio (21 November 1926 – 25 February 2019) was a Brazilian professional footballer.

Career

Born in São Paulo,[3] Zeglio moved from São Paulo to French club Sochaux in 1951.[4] He was one of three South Americans to sign for the club at that time (the others being José Montagnoli and Alberto Muro, who were both Argentine).[4] He was the first Brazilian to play for Sochaux, and the only one until Francileudo Santos and Alexandre Finazzi signed in 2000.[4] He made his Sochaux debut on 9 September 1951, scoring his club's only goal in a 3–1 defeat against Lens.[4] He moved on loan to Montpellier in January 1952,[4] and later played for CA Paris and Roubaix-Tourcoing.[3] He finished his career playing back in Brazil.[4]

Later life and death

After retirement, Zeglio worked for Air France for 20 years.[4] In November 2016, on his 90th birthday, Zeglio was Sochaux's eldest living former player.[1]

He died on 25 February 2019, aged 92.[4]

References

1. "Rétro : Nelson Zeglio, le premier brésilien du FCSM, vient de fêter ses 90 ans" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
2. "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
3. "Profile" (in French). FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
4. "Carnet noir : Disparition de Nelson Zeglio" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.