Nei Dias

Nei Dias

Personal information
Full name	Nei Severino Dias
Date of birth	(1953-05-10) 10 May 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Youth career
–1973	Botafogo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1974	Botafogo
1975–1976	Americano
1977	Vila Nova
1977–1978	Atlético Paranaense
1979–1980	Atlético Mineiro
1981	Flamengo	24	(0)
1982	Fluminense	33	(2)
1983	São Cristóvão
1983	Bangu
1985	Brasil de Pelotas
1986	Operário-MT
1986	CSA
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2024

Nei Severino Dias (born 10 May 1953), better known as Nei Dias, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a right back.

Career

Revealed at Botafogo, Nei Dias played little for the team, standing out for other major Brazilian football clubs such as Atlético Mineiro, where he was state champion in 1979,^[1] and at Flamengo, where he played as a starter in the final of the 1981 Copa Libertadores, and He was part of the squad for the 1981 Intercontinental Cup.^[2] He also played for Athletico Parananense, Fluminense, Vila Nova, Brasil de Pelotas and Operário.^[3]

Personal life

Nei is brother of also footballer Nílson Dias.

Honours

Flamengo

• Intercontinental Cup: 1981
• Copa Libertadores: 1981
• Campeonato Carioca: 1981
• Taça Guanabara: 1981

Atlético Mineiro

• Campeonato Mineiro: 1979

Vila Nova

• Campeonato Goiano: 1977

Operário

• Campeonato Matogrossense: 1986

References

1. "Nei Severino Dias". Galo Digital (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
2. "Jogadores do Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (Nei Dias)". Flaestatística (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
3. Blog Ponta de Lança (25 February 2015). "Campeão mundial em 81 e hoje entregador de malotes, Nei Dias foi algoz do Fla em Pelotas". GloboEsporte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 23 January 2024.

External links

• Nei Dias at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)