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Nelinho, real name Manoel Rezende de Mattos Cabral, (born July 26, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former Brazilian football (soccer) fullback. He played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup and the 1978 FIFA World Cup, and scored one of the most stunning goals in World Cup history, in the third place match against Italy in ’78. He was capped 21 times by Brazil, between April 1974 and June 1980.
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- Brazilian Bola de Prata (Placar): 1975, 1979, 1980, 1983