Nelson Zeglio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 November 1926 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 25 February 2019 (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
- ^ a b "Rétro : Nelson Zeglio, le premier brésilien du FCSM, vient de fêter ses 90 ans" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "Todos os Jogadores" (PDF). SPFCpédia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Profile" (in French). FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Carnet noir : Disparition de Nelson Zeglio" (in French). FC Sochaux-Montbéliard. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.