Nelson Ferreira (footballer)

Nelson Ferreira
Personal information
Full name	Nelson Ferreira
Date of birth	May 26, 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth	Interlaken, Switzerland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	FC Interlaken
Senior career*
Years	Team
2001–2008	FC Thun
2008–2012	FC Luzern
2012–2019	FC Thun
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nelson Ferreira Coelho (born 26 May 1982) is a retired Swiss and Portuguese footballer. He last played for FC Thun.

Career

He played for FC Thun from July 2001 until summer 2008. He joined FC Luzern in summer 2008. He played in the Champions League 2005/2006 Group Stage game against Arsenal FC at Highbury and scored the equalizer for FC Thun although the club lost the game 2–1 after Dennis Bergkamp scored an injury time winner.

In January 2011 Ferreira signed an extended contract to stay at Luzern until June 2014.^[2]

Ferreira retired at the end of the 2018-19 season.^[3]

External links

Profile at Welt Fussball (in German)

References

^ Zukunftsentscheid im Sinne der Familie, jungfrauzeitung.ch, 4 July 2019
^ "» Ferreira and Puljic extend their contracts". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-02-01.
^ Thun-Legende Nelson Ferreira tritt zurück, 4-4-2.com, 12 May 2019

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[1] Zukunftsentscheid im Sinne der Familie, jungfrauzeitung.ch, 4 July 2019

[2] "» Ferreira and Puljic extend their contracts". Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-02-01.

[3] Thun-Legende Nelson Ferreira tritt zurück, 4-4-2.com, 12 May 2019

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