| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nélson Pescuma | ||
| Date of birth | (1945-09-26)26 September 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 10 October 2006(2006-10-10) (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Curitiba, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1959–1961 | São Paulo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1964 | São Paulo | 6 | (0) |
| 1963 | →XV de Piracicaba (loan) | ||
| 1965 | XV de Piracicaba | ||
| 1966–1970 | União Bandeirante | ||
| 1971–1973 | Coritiba | ||
| 1973–1974 | Portuguesa | ||
| 1974–1976 | Corinthians | 18 | (0) |
| 1975–1976 | →Fluminense (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1977 | Apucarana | ||
| 1978 | Golfinho | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 October 2023 | |||
Nélson Pescuma (26 September 1945 – 10 October 2006), was a Brazilian professionalfootballer who played as acentre-back.[1][2][3]
A defender who drew attention for his height, unusual at the time for Brazilian football, was trained in the youth sectors of São Paulo, but reached his peak playing for Coritiba, the club where he became an idol. He also participated in the Campeonato Paulista champion squad for Portuguesa in 1973.[2]
Pescuma died in Curitiba at the age of 61, victim from aliver cancer.[5]