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Also known as Manoel Nunes

Manoel Nunes (March 7, 1895 – May 31, 1977), also known as Neco, was an association football midfielder and striker. With great skill and tenacity, he was the first idol of Corinthians, being the first player to get a statue in the team's gardens (in 1929). As of 2006, Neco is the player who played the longest for Corinthians: 17 years.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Brazil
Active from
1932-09-23
Active to
2009-08

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11,802
Total plays
77,999

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1. Neco is a Brazilian guitarist well known as the guitar player of the anthological album Os Ipanemas (1966). Neco is noted by his right hand with a strong sense of rhythm. He has participated on several recording sessions for many record labels along his career. Being also an arranger and composer, Neco released his first LP in 1963, Samba Nova Concepcao, being in charge of arrangements and orchestra. 2. Neco is an electronic music producer based in Austria. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music

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Key facts

Football biography.name
Neco
Football biography.image
Neco-Sel-Brasileira.jpg
Football biography.image_size
221
Football biography.fullname
Manoel Nunes
Football biography.birth_place
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Football biography.death_place
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Football biography.position
Attacking midfielder, Striker
Football biography.youthyears1
1911–1913
Football biography.youthclubs1
Corinthians
Football biography.years1
1913–1930
Football biography.years2
1915
Football biography.clubs1
Corinthians
Football biography.clubs2
A.A. Mackenzie College
Football biography.caps1
313
Football biography.goals1
239
Football biography.nationalyears1
1917–1922
Football biography.nationalteam1
Brazil
Football biography.nationalcaps1
15

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
Nottingham Forest
Position
Right-Back
Nationality
Wales

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Wikidata facts

Mass
65
Image
Neco-Sel-Brasileira.jpg
Height
172
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date of birth
1895-03-07
date of death
1977-05-31
start of work period
1913-00-00
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Manoel Nunes (March 7, 1895 – May 31, 1977), also known as Neco, was an association football midfielder and striker. With great skill and tenacity, he was the first idol of Corinthians, being the first player to get a statue in the team's gardens (in 1929). As of 2006, Neco is the player who played the longest for Corinthians: 17 years.

Called often to the Brazil national team, he won two South American Championships: 1919 (team's top scorer) and 1922 (top scorer). Playing for Corinthians, he won the Paulista League eight times as a player (being top scorer in 1914 and 1920) and once as a coach (1937).

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