Emmanuel Augusto Nery (25 December 1892 - 5 November 1927), commonly known as Nery, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a defender. He was a member of the Brazilian squad at the 1916 Copa America, helping them finish third and win the bronze medal.
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| Full name | Emmanuel Augusto Nery | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1892 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 5 November 1927 (aged 34) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1910-1911 | Fluminense | ||||||||||||||||
| 1912-1919 | Flamengo | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1914-1916 | Brazil | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Career edit
Nery started his career from Fluminense in 1910 and two years later he moved to crosstown rivals Flamengo where he played until 1919.[1] He won the Campeonato Carioca 3 times and featured in the first official match of the Brazil national football team against Exeter City in 1914.[2]
He died in Rio de Janeiro in 1927, at the age of 34.
Honours edit
Club edit
- Campeonato Carioca: 1911, 1914, 1915
National team edit
- Roca Cup:1914
References edit
- ^ "Nery, ex-zagueiro do Flamengo" (in Portuguese).
- ^ "historiadofutebol" (in Portuguese).
External links edit
- Nery at playmakerstats.com (English version of zerozero.pt)
- Profile on Sport.de
- Nery at National-Football-Teams.com
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