Nelsi Morais

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Nelsi Morais
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-10-22) October 22, 1951 (age 71)
Place of birth Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1975 Santos
1975–1980 New York Cosmos 63 (1)
1981–1982 New York Cosmos (indoor) 7 (3)
1990 New Jersey Eagles
Total70(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelsi Morais (born 22 October 1951) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Morais played for Santos and the New York Cosmos. [1]

Morais later played for the New Jersey Eagles of the American Professional Soccer League. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. Dave Heeren (27 May 1990). "Strikers Fall In Double Overtime". SunSentinel. Retrieved 16 October 2017.