 Nilo in 1929 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nilo Murtinho Braga | ||
| Date of birth | (1903-04-03)3 April 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Belém, Brazil | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 1975(1975-02-07) (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1920 | América-RN | ? | (?) |
| 1921–1924 | Fluminense | 60 | (42) |
| 1927–1937 | Botafogo | 201 | (184) |
| International career | |||
| 1923–1931 | Brazil | 19 | (11) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nilo Murtinho Braga, best known as Nilo (April 3, 1903 – February 7, 1975)[1] was a Brazilian association footballer who played in the forward striker role.
Although used to be regarded as a carioca, he was actually born another Brazilian state, Pará - and raised since childhood in Rio de Janeiro,[2][3][4][5][6] like a famous niece of him, the actress Rosamaria Murtinho,[7] who even became a Botafogo supporter due to his uncle importance in this club.[8]
Nilo first played in Fluminense youth team, winning in 1916 Youth Rio de Janeiro Championship.[9] Due to his father's transfer to work as harbourmaster at the port of Natal, Nilo would start in adult football by playing for América-RN in 1917, even scoring the goal that secured the this club's first title at Rio Grande do Norte State Championship.[10][11][12]
The family settled again in Rio de Janeiro, where he would play and being carioca champion for both Fluminense and Botafogo adult teams. He won six Rio de Janeiro State Tournament, four consecutives (1924, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935) and for three time winning top goalscorer (in 1924, 1927 and 1933). For the Brazilian team, he participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup, playing one match against Yugoslavia.[13]
He died at 71 years old.
Honours
Club
- Campeonato Carioca (6):
- Fluminense: 1924
- Botafogo: 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935
- Campeonato Potiguar (1):
- América de Natal: 1919
National
- Copa Rio Branco (1):
- Brazil: 1931
Individual
- 1924, 1927, 1933
References
- ^ "CBF profile". Retrieved July 9, 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "NILO É PARAENSE". Jornal dos Sports. August 7, 1921.
- ^ "APELIDOS (2)". Manchete Esportiva. August 3, 1957.
- ^ "NO PRINCÍPIO ERAM SÓ AS ONZE CAMISAS". Jornal dos Sports. November 6, 1974.
- ^ "De Mimi Sodré a Sócrates". Jornal dos Sports. June 27, 1979.
- ^ "Acredite: o Pará tem muito a ver com os primórdios da Inter e da seleção italiana". Calciopedia. July 29, 2025.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVO - Rosamaria Murtinho diz que tem relação de amor e admiração latente com Belém". O Liberal. January 12, 2019.
- ^ "Bebeto, Biglione e Rosamaria Murtinho: fé na Estrela Solitária". Jornal dos Sports. May 14, 2025.
- ^ "CAMPEONATO INFANTIL - O Fluminense é o Campeão". Jornal do Commercio. November 8, 1916.
- ^ "Potiguares na seleção brasileira". Tribuna do Norte. January 14, 1914.
- ^ "Ministério da Marinha". O Paiz. October 4, 1918.
- ^ "Se Nilo Fosse Paulista, Daria Orgulho A S. Paulo". Jornal dos Sports. July 30, 1959.
- ^ Nilo – FIFA competition record (archived)
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