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{{Short description|Brazilian footballer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2011}}
{{Portuguese name|Rezende de Mattos|Cabral}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nelinho
| image = Nelinho 2014.jpg
| caption = Nelinho in 2014
| fullname = Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|7|26|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]
| death_date = 
| height = 
| position = [[Defender (football)|Right back]]
| youthyears1 = 1965
| youthclubs1 = [[Olaria Atlético Clube|Olaria]]
| years1 = 1970
| years2 = 1970–1971
| years3 = 1971
| years4 = 1972
| years5 = 1972
| years6 = 1973–1980
| years7 = 1980–1981
| years8 = 1981–1982
| years9 = 1982–1987
| clubs1 = [[América Football Club (RJ)|América (RJ)]]
| clubs2 = [[F.C. Barreirense|Barreirense]]
| clubs3 = [[Deportivo Anzoátegui|Anzoátegui]]
| clubs4 = [[Bonsucesso Futebol Clube|Bonsucesso]]
| clubs5 = [[Clube do Remo|Remo]]
| clubs6 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
| clubs7 = [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]]
| clubs8 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
| clubs9 = [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| caps2 = 6
| goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 
| caps4 = 
| goals4 = 
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| caps6 = 410
| goals6 = 43
| caps7 = 2
| goals7 = 1
| caps8 = 17
| goals8 = 4
| caps9 = 274
| goals9 = 52
| totalcaps = 755
| totalgoals = 100
| nationalyears1 = 1974–1980
| nationalteam1 = [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]]
| nationalcaps1 = 21
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| youthclubs2 = [[América Football Club (RJ)|América (RJ)]]
| youthyears2 = 1965–1970
| managerclubs1 = [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]]
| manageryears1 = 1993
| manageryears2 = 1994
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|BRA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978 Argentina]]|}}
}}

'''Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral''' (born July 26, 1950), known as '''Nelinho''', is a former Brazilian association footballer who played as [[Defender (football)|right back]].<ref name="enciclopedialance">{{cite book | title = Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro Lance|volume=2| publisher=Aretê Editorial S/A | location = Rio de Janeiro | year = 2001 | pages = 307–309| isbn = 85-88651-01-7}}</ref> He played for several clubs in his home country and abroad, including [[Belo Horizonte]] rivals [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] and [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]]. Nelinho also represented the [[Brazil national football team|Brazil national team]] in two [[FIFA World Cup]]s.

== Club career ==
Born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], the son of [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] immigrants from [[Ovar]], Nelinho started his career at local club [[Olaria Atlético Clube|Olaria]], but signed his first professional contract with [[America Football Club (RJ)|América]]. After a recommendation by [[Otto Glória]], then manager of the team, he moved to [[Portugal]] to play for [[F.C. Barreirense|Barreirense]]. A brief stint with Venezuela's [[Deportivo Anzoátegui]] followed, before returning to Rio de Janeiro to play for [[Bonsucesso Futebol Clube|Bonsucesso]], which then loaned him to [[Clube do Remo|Remo]]. After good performances in the [[1972 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|1972 Brasileirão]], Nelinho was signed by [[Cruzeiro Esporte Clube|Cruzeiro]] for the following season.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://ftt-futeboldetodosostempos.blogspot.com.br/2013/03/o-craque-disse-e-eu-anotei-nelinho.html|title = O craque disse e eu anotei: Nelinho|date = March 22, 2013|access-date = September 23, 2015|website = Futebol de Todos os Tempos|language = pt}}</ref>

At the Belo Horizonte-based club, Nelinho won the [[Campeonato Mineiro]] four times between 1973 and 1977, and one [[Copa Libertadores]] in 1976, scoring in two matches of the finals against [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]]. While at the club, he was also selected for the [[Bola de Ouro|Bola de Prata]] ([[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A|Campeonato Brasileiro]] team of the year) three times, in 1975, 1979 and 1980. In total, he had 411 appearances with Cruzeiro, and scored 105 goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.cruzeiropedia.org/index.php?title=Manoel_Rezende_de_Mattos_Cabral&redirect=no|title = Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral|date = April 23, 2015|access-date = September 23, 2015|website = Cruzeiropedia|language = pt}}</ref> Nelinho managed Cruzeiro in 1994.

After a brief spell at [[Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense|Grêmio]], where he won a [[Campeonato Gaúcho]], Nelinho returned to Belo Horizonte to play for Cruzeiro's rivals [[Clube Atlético Mineiro|Atlético Mineiro]] in 1982. He spent the rest of his career at the club, where he won four more Campeonato Mineiros and was awarded with the Bola de Prata once more in 1983. He also coached the club in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.galodigital.com.br/enciclopedia/Manoel_Rezende_de_Matos_Cabral|title = Manoel Rezende de Matos Cabral|date = August 4, 2014|access-date = September 23, 2015|website = Galo Digital|language = pt}}</ref>

== International career ==
Nelinho was capped 21 times by [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], between April 1974 and June 1980, and scored six international goals.<ref name="enciclopediaselecao" /> He won a [[Taça do Atlântico]] with the ''Seleção'', and was part of the squad in two [[Copa América]]s.

Nelinho played three matches in the [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] and four in the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]],<ref name="enciclopediaselecao">{{cite book | first1=Antônio Carlos | last1=Napoleão  |first2=Roberto |last2=Assaf | title = Seleção Brasileira 1914–2006 | publisher=Mauad X | location = São Paulo | year = 2006 | page = 281| isbn = 85-7478-186-X}}</ref> and scored one of the most stunning goals in [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] history, in the third place match against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in 1978: from the right side of the pitch, he struck the ball into the far corner of the goal with the outside of his right foot, bending it around the sprawling [[Dino Zoff]].<ref name="enciclopedialance" />

== Later life ==
After retiring from football, Nelinho joined Brazil's [[Democratic Labour Party (Brazil)|Democratic Labour Party]] and was elected State Deputy of Minas Gerais in 1987. After a period of involvement with politics, he returned briefly to football and managed Atlético Mineiro in 1993 and Cruzeiro in 1994. In 2005, Nelinho worked as pundit for [[Rede Globo|TV Globo]] and [[SporTV]], and currently owns a [[health club]] in Belo Horizonte.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://cpdoc.fgv.br/museudofutebol/nelinho|title = Futebol, Memória e Patrimônio {{!}} Nelinho {{!}} CPDOC|date = October 1, 2012|access-date = September 23, 2015|website = [[Fundação Getúlio Vargas]]|language = pt}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Cruzeiro'''
*[[Campeonato Mineiro]]: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977
*[[Copa Libertadores]]: 1976

'''Grêmio'''
*[[Campeonato Gaúcho]]: 1980

'''Atlético Mineiro'''
* Campeonato Mineiro: 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986

'''Brazil'''
* [[Taça do Atlântico]]: [[Taça do Atlântico|1976]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Bola de Ouro|Bola de Prata]]: 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{FIFA player|63908}}
*{{NFT player|pid=19101}}

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