Nilo (footballer, born 1932)

Not to be confused with Nilo (footballer).

Nilo
Personal information
Full name Nilo Alves da Cunha
Date of birth (1932-01-20)20 January 1932
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death 20 December 2016(2016-12-20) (aged 84)
Place of death Nilópolis, Brazil
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1951–1953 Flamengo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1959 Bonsucesso
1959–1962 America-RJ
1963–1964 Palmeiras 50 (17)
1964 America-RJ
1965 Ferroviária
1965–1967 América-MG
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024

Nilo Alves da Cunha (20 January 1932 – 20 December 2016), simply known as Nilo, was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a left winger.

Career

Nilo began his career with Flamengo's amateurs, where he remained until 1953. In 1955, he reached professional football at Bonsucesso, where after standing out, he was traded to America. In 1960 he was part of the Rio champion squad, when in 1962 he received from SE Palmeiras one of the biggest contracts in Brazilian football up to that time, being acquired for more than 500 thousand cruises.[1] At Palmeiras, he was champion in 1963 and made 50 appearances,[2] but due to internal disagreements between club directors who disagreed with the amount spent on the athlete, he ended up returning to America. In 1965 he worked for Ferroviária de Araraquara and ended his career in another América, in Belo Horizonte.[3][4]

Personal life

After retiring from football, he worked for several years at Jornal do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro.[4]

Honours

America-RJ
Palmeiras

References

  1. ^ "Nilo… um bom contrato para viver". Tardes de Pacaembu (in Portuguese). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Jogadores do Palmeiras: Nilo". Verdazzo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Jogaram na Ferroviária e no Palmeiras". Ferroviária em Campo (in Portuguese). 9 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Que fim levou? Nilo (Ex-ponta-esquerda do América-RJ e Palmeiras)". Terceiro Tempo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  • Nilo at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)