Nilson (footballer, born 1975)
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Nilson in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nilson Corrêa Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2000 | → Gama (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Inter 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.