Nestor de Almeida

Nestor
Personal information
Full name Nestor de Almeida
Date of birth (1907-02-23)February 23, 1907
Place of birth Santos, Brazil
Date of death 3 August 1992(1992-08-03) (aged 85)
Place of death São Paulo, Brazil
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–1924 AA São Bento
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1924 AA São Bento
1925–1929 Paulistano
1930–1931 São Paulo 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2023

Nestor de Almeida (23 February 1907 – 3 August 1992), was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1][2][3]

Career

Revealed at AA São Bento, he played for Paulistano until the club closed its football department in 1929. He went to São Paulo FC and became the first goalkeeper in the club's history. Nestor was seriously injured in a match against Palestra Itália on 1 May 1931, having to end his career early.[4]

Honours

Paulistano
São Paulo

References

  1. ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Que fim levou? Nestor de Almeida". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Retrato de Friedenreich e Nestor de Almeida". Museu do Futebol (in Portuguese). Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Conheça a história de Nestor de Almeida, o primeiro goleiro tricolor". São Paulo FC (in Portuguese). 26 April 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2023.