Nelson Zeglio

Nelson Zeglio (21 November 1926 – 25 February 2019) was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Nelson Zeglio

Personal information
Date of birth	(1926-11-21)21 November 1926
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death	25 February 2019(2019-02-25) (aged 92)
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position	Forward
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

Career

Born in São Paulo,^{[citation needed]} Zeglio moved from São Paulo to French club Sochaux in 1951.^[3] 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).^[3] He was the first Brazilian to play for Sochaux, and the only one until Francileudo Santos and Alexandre Finazzi signed in 2000.^[3] He made his Sochaux debut on 9 September 1951, scoring his club's only goal in a 3–1 defeat against Lens.^[3] He moved on loan to Montpellier in January 1952,^[3] and later played for CA Paris and Roubaix-Tourcoing.^{[citation needed]} He finished his career playing back in Brazil.^[3]

Later life and death

After retirement, Zeglio worked for Air France for 20 years.^[3] In November 2016, on his 90th birthday, Zeglio was Sochaux's eldest living former player.^[1]

He died on 25 February 2019, aged 92.^[3]