Nelsinho Baptista facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nélson Baptista Júnior | ||
| Date of birth | 22 July 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Campinas, Brazil | ||
| Playing position | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1967 | Ponte Preta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1967–1970 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1971–1977 | São Paulo | 267 | (5) |
| 1977–1981 | Santos | 218 | (10) |
| 1982–1984 | Juventus-SP | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1985 | São Bento | ||
| 1985 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1986 | Mogi Mirim | ||
| 1986–1987 | Inter de Limeira | ||
| 1987 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 1987–1988 | Atlético Paranaense | ||
| 1989 | Sporting Barranquilla | ||
| 1989 | São Bento | ||
| 1989 | América-SP | ||
| 1990 | Novorizontino | ||
| 1990–1991 | Corinthians | ||
| 1991 | Guarani | ||
| 1991–1992 | Palmeiras | ||
| 1992–1993 | Corinthians | ||
| 1993–1994 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 1995–1996 | Verdy Kawasaki | ||
| 1996 | Internacional | ||
| 1996–1997 | Corinthians | ||
| 1997 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 1998 | São Paulo | ||
| 1999 | Colo-Colo | ||
| 2000 | Portuguesa | ||
| 2000–2001 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2001–2002 | São Paulo | ||
| 2002–2003 | Goiás | ||
| 2003 | Flamengo | ||
| 2003 | São Caetano | ||
| 2003–2005 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | ||
| 2005 | Santos | ||
| 2006 | São Caetano | ||
| 2007 | Ponte Preta | ||
| 2007 | Corinthians | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2009–2014 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 2015–2017 | Vissel Kobe | ||
| 2018 | Sport Recife | ||
| 2019–2023 | Kashiwa Reysol | ||
| 2024 | Ponte Preta | ||
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Nélson "Nelsinho" Baptista Júnior (born July 22, 1950) is a famous Brazilian football coach. He used to be a player, playing as a right-back defender.
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Nelsinho's Playing Career
Nelsinho was born in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. When he played football, people called him just Nelsinho.
Starting at Ponte Preta
He started his football career with Ponte Preta in 1967. At just 19 years old, he became the team's captain in 1969. He helped his team win the Campeonato Paulista Divisão de Acesso title. This win meant they moved up to a higher league called the Campeonato Paulista.
Playing for São Paulo and Santos
In 1971, Nelsinho joined São Paulo. He was a key player when they won the 1975 Campeonato Paulista in 1975. He played 267 games for São Paulo and scored five goals.
Later, in 1977, Nelsinho moved to Santos. He quickly became a regular player there. He helped Santos win the 1978 Campeonato Paulista in 1978. In 1979, he played in 80 matches, which was more than any other player on his team that year!
Retirement from Playing
Nelsinho joined Juventus in 1981. He stopped playing football at the end of the 1984 season, when he was 34 years old.
Nelsinho's Coaching Career
Right after he stopped playing, Nelsinho started coaching. His first coaching job was with São Bento in 1985.
Early Coaching Years
He then coached a few other teams like Ponte Preta and Mogi Mirim. In 1986, he became the coach for Inter de Limeira.
In 1987, Nelsinho became the coach of Atlético Paranaense. He led them to win the Campeonato Paranaense in 1988. After that, he coached outside Brazil for the first time, managing Sporting Barranquilla in Colombia.
He returned to Brazil and coached América-SP. In 1990, he led Novorizontino to the finals of the 1990 Campeonato Paulista. This final was famously called the Final Caipira.
Winning with Corinthians
In September 1990, Nelsinho became the coach of Corinthians. He led them to win their first-ever top league title in Brazil!
Even though they won, he left Corinthians in 1991. He then coached Palmeiras for a while. In 1992, he returned to Corinthians but left again in 1993.
Coaching Abroad and Back to Brazil
Nelsinho coached teams in other countries again. He managed Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia and Verdy Kawasaki in Japan. He came back to Brazil in 1996 to coach Internacional.
He returned to Corinthians for a third time in 1996 and won the 1997 Campeonato Paulista with them in 1997. After that, he coached Cruzeiro.
In 1998, Nelsinho became the coach for São Paulo and won the state championship that year. He also coached Colo-Colo in Chile in 1999.
Later Coaching Roles
Nelsinho coached Portuguesa in 2000. He then returned to Ponte Preta and later São Paulo again.
He also coached Goiás and Flamengo. In 2003, he took a job with the Japanese club Nagoya Grampus Eight.
After coaching Santos and São Caetano, Nelsinho returned to Ponte Preta for a fourth time in 2007. He then went back to Corinthians, but the team was relegated from the top league that year.
Success with Sport Recife and Kashiwa Reysol
In 2007, Nelsinho became the coach of Sport Recife. He led them to win the 2008 Copa do Brasil in 2008, a very important cup in Brazil.
In 2009, he went back to Japan to manage Kashiwa Reysol. Even though the team was relegated that year, they kept him as coach. In 2011, Reysol made history by winning their first-ever J1 League title. They were the first team to win the championship right after being promoted! Nelsinho was named the J. League Manager of the Year for this amazing achievement.
He later coached Vissel Kobe in Japan. He returned to Sport Recife in 2017. In 2018, he agreed to coach Kashiwa Reysol again for three more years. He left Kashiwa Reysol in 2023.
In 2024, Nelsinho returned to Ponte Preta for his fifth time as coach. He resigned later that year.
Personal Life
Nelsinho Baptista has a son named Eduardo, who is also a football coach. They worked together for many years until 2011.
Managerial Statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Corinthians | 1990 | 1991 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12.50 |
| Verdy Kawasaki | 1995 | 1996 | 64 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 64.06 |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 2003 | 2005 | 89 | 34 | 23 | 32 | 38.20 |
| Corinthians | 2007 | 2007 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 18.18 |
| Sport Recife | 2007 | 2009 | 49 | 18 | 12 | 19 | 36.73 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2009 | 2014 | 253 | 133 | 53 | 67 | 52.57 |
| Vissel Kobe | 2015 | 2017 | 123 | 56 | 20 | 47 | 45.53 |
| Sport | 2017 | 2018 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 44.44 |
| Kashiwa Reysol | 2019 | 2023 | 193 | 79 | 43 | 71 | 40.93 |
| Total | 792 | 364 | 162 | 266 | 45.96 | ||
Honours and Awards
As a Player
Ponte Preta
- Campeonato Paulista Divisão de Acesso: 1969
São Paulo
- Campeonato Paulista: 1975
- Torneio Nunes Freire: 1976
Santos
- Campeonato Paulista: 1978
As a Coach
Atlético Paranaense
- Campeonato Paranaense: 1988
Corinthians
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A: 1990
- Supercopa do Brasil: 1991
- Campeonato Paulista: 1997
São Paulo
- Campeonato Paulista: 1998
Goiás
- Campeonato Goiano: 2003
Sport Recife
- Copa do Brasil: 2008
- Campeonato Pernambucano: 2008, 2009
Kashiwa Reysol
- J.League Division 1: 2011
- J.League Division 2: 2010, 2019
- J.League Cup: 2013
- Emperor's Cup: 2012
- Japanese Super Cup: 2012
- Suruga Bank Championship: 2014
Individual Award
- J.League Manager of the Year: 2011
See also
In Spanish: Nelsinho Baptista para niños
