Nélson Marcos

Personal information
Nélson
Full name	Nélson Augusto Tomar Marcos
Date of birth	10 June 1983
Place of birth	Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde
Height	170 cm (5'7")
Nickname	Nelson
Position	Right-Back, Winger
Club information
Current club	SL Benfica
Number	22
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2002–2003 2003–2004 2004-2005 2005–	Vilanovense FC Salgueiros Boavista FC SL Benfica	32 (1) 21 (0) 32 (0)
National team**
2006–	Portugal U-21	23 (2)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 21, 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of June 21, 2006.

Nélson full name Nélson Augusto Tomar Marcos (born 10 June 1983 in Ilha do Sal, Cape Verde) is a Portuguese football (soccer) player who plays defender role at SL Benfica and Portugal U-21 team. Nélson has also played in the UEFA Champion's League where his team SL Benfica made it to the last eight. Nélson known for his Counter-Attacks is a key part for Benfica known for his crosses where he crossed to Andrei Karyaka and Karyaka scored. He also did the same in the UEFA Champion's League where he crossed the ball and it flew by John O'Shea of Manchester United which resulted in a goal. Benfica eventually won the game 2-1 knocking out Manchester United in the group-stages of the Competition.

[edit] Teams and clubs

SL Benfica - Current Squad
1 Moreira \| 2 P. Correia \| 3 Anderson \| 4 Luisão \| 5 Leo \| 6 Petit \| 7 M. Ferreira \| 8 Katsouranis \| 9 Mantorras \| 10 R. Costa \| 11 Miguelito \| 12 Quim \| 13 Alcides \| 14 Diego \| 15 P. Jorge \| 16 Beto \| 17 Kikin \| 18 Manu \| 19 Karyaka \| 20 Simão \| 21 N. Gomes \| 22 Nelson \| 24 B. Costa \| 25 N. Assis \| 26 Karagounis \| 28 J. Coimbra \| 30 Miccoli \| 31 Moretto \| 33 R. Rocha \| Manager: F. Santos