Nilo Neves

Nilo Neves (2 December 1942 – 23 July 2022), was a Brazilian professional footballer and manager, who played as a defender.

Playing career

Left defender, Nilo was revealed by the youth sectors of SC Internacional. He also played for EC São José, Athletico Paranaense and Coritiba, where he was state champion on seven occasions, and made 386 appearances for the club.

Nilo played once for the Brazil national football team, in an unofficial friendly against Coritiba in 1968.

Managerial career

As a coach, his greatest achievement was the 1990 and 2000 titles with Sinop, being responsible for bringing goalkeeper Rogério Ceni, at the time just 17 years old, into professional football.

Honours

Player

Internacional Campeonato Gaúcho: 1961

Coritiba Campeonato Paranaense: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 Torneio do Povo: 1973

Manager

Sinop Campeonato Mato-Grossense: 1990, 2000

Death

Nilo Neves died on 23 July 2022, after an unsuccessful heart surgery.