Nilson (footballer, born 1975)

Nilson
Nilson in 2014
Personal information
Full name Nilson Corrêa Júnior
Date of birth (1975-12-26) 26 December 1975
Place of birth Vitória, Brazil
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Tirol (head coach)
Youth career
1992–1994 Vitória
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Vitória 69 (0)
1999–2003 Santa Cruz 57 (0)
2000Gama (loan) 12 (0)
2001Inter de Limeira (loan) 35 (0)
2004 Americano 2 (0)
2005 Náutico 12 (0)
2005–2012 Vitória Guimarães 196 (0)
2012–2015 Persepolis 67 (0)
2015–2016 Moreirense 2 (0)
2016–2017 União Madeira 28 (0)
Total 480 (0)
International career
1993 Brazil U17 5 (0)
1995–1997 Brazil U20 6 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Flamengo Arcoverde
2019 Ypiranga-PE
2019–2020 Decisão
2020 Vera Cruz
2021 Retrô
2021 Central
2022 Potiguar de Mossoró
2022 Tupynambás
2022–2023 Maguary
2023 Aymorés
2024– Tirol
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nilson Corrêa Júnior (born 26 December 1975), known simply as Nilson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently head coach of Campeonato Cearense club Tirol.

Most of his professional career was spent in Portugal with Vitória de Guimarães, where he appeared in 226 competitive matches over seven seasons, six spent in the Primeira Liga. He also played for three years with Persepolis in Iran.