Neco

Personal information
Full name	Manoel Nunes
Date of birth	March 5, 1895
Place of birth	São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Date of death	May 31, 1977
Place of death	São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Nickname	Neco
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Deceased
Youth clubs
1911-1913	Corinthians
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1913-1930 1915	Corinthians A.A. Mackenzie College	313 (239)
National team
1917-1922	Brazil	15 (8)
Teams managed
1920 1927 1937-1938	Corinthians Corinthians Corinthians
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Manoel Nunes, Neco (born March 5, 1895 in São Paulo, SP) was a Brazilian football midfielder. With great skill and tenacity, he was the first idol of Corinthians, being the first player to get a statue in the team's gardens (in 1929). March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Flag Seal Motto: Non ducor, duco (Latin: I am not led, I lead) Location Administrative division of the city Government Country Region State Brazil Southeast São Paulo Mayor Gilberto Kassab (PFL) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,522. ... São Paulo is a state in Brazil. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... In football (soccer), a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders. ... Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, commonly known as Corinthians, is one of the most popular Brazilian football teams, from São Paulo in Brazil. ...

As of 2006, Neco is the player who played the longest for Corinthians: 17 years – he started in the third team of Corinthians at the age of 16 and joined the first team in 1913 (the first year Corinthians participated in official competitions).

Neco had a quick temper and frequently got involved in fights; his second stint as a manager occurred because he was suspended as a player for 18 games when he beat a referee.

Called often to the Brazilian National Team, he won two South American Championships: 1919 (team's top scorer) and 1922 (top scorer). First international Argentina 3 - 0 Brazil (Buenos Aires, Argentina; September 20, 1914) Largest win Brazil 10 - 1 Bolivia (São Paulo, Brazil; 10 April 1949) Worst defeat Uruguay 6 - 0 Brazil (Viña del Mar, Chile; 18 September 1920) World Cup Appearances 18 (First in 1930) Best result Winners, 1958... The Copa América is the main national football competition of the CONMEBOL nations. ... The third edition of the South American Championship was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to May 29, 1919. ... According to the schedule, the fifth edition of the South American Championship was to be held in Chile, but Brazil requested to host it because of the independence celebrations. ...

Playing for Corinthians, he won eight times the Paulista League as a player (being top scorer in 1914 and 1920) and once as a coach (1937). The Campeonato Paulista is the most prestigious football tournament within the state of São Paulo. ...

Trivia

In 1915, Corinthians did not play official games because of political issues and almost went bankrupt; this year, Neco played friendlies for Corinthians and the official games for Mackenzie.

During this time, he invaded the Corinthians building to retrieve books that the landlord had locked inside the building, due to non-payment of the rent.

After scoring two goals playing for Brazil against Uruguay in the 2x2 tie valid for the 1919 South American Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Neco returned to his regular job as a carpenter in São Paulo and was fired for missing work.

Honours

Paulista League Championships: 1914, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1929 and 1930 (as a player); 1937 (as a coach). The Campeonato Paulista is the most prestigious football tournament within the state of São Paulo. ...

Paulista League Top Scorer: 1914 and 1920. The Campeonato Paulista is the most prestigious football tournament within the state of São Paulo. ...

South American Championships: 1919 and 1922. The Copa América is the main national football competition of the CONMEBOL nations. ... The third edition of the South American Championship was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from May 11 to May 29, 1919. ... According to the schedule, the fifth edition of the South American Championship was to be held in Chile, but Brazil requested to host it because of the independence celebrations. ...

South American Championship 1922 top scorer. According to the schedule, the fifth edition of the South American Championship was to be held in Chile, but Brazil requested to host it because of the independence celebrations. ...

Neco with Corinthians in 1928 (sixth from left)