Nezinho dos Santos
Appearance
(Redirected from Welington dos Santos)
Personal information | |
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Born | Araraquara, Brazil | 21 January 1981
Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
Listed weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2000–2021 |
Position | Point guard |
Career history | |
2000–2006 | COC Ribeirão Preto |
2006–2007 | Brasília |
2008–2009 | Limeira |
2009–2014 | Brasília |
2014–2015 | Limeira |
2015–2016 | Franca |
2016–2018 | Vasco da Gama |
2018–2021 | Universo Brasília |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Welington Reginaldo "Nezinho" dos Santos, also commonly known simply as Nezinho (born 21 January 1981 in Araraquara) is a Brazilian former professional basketball player. He also represented the senior Brazilian national team. At a height of 1.85 m (6'1") tall, he played at the point guard position.
Professional career
[edit]Dos Santos was the Brazilian League's Sixth Man of the Year in 2010.
National team career
[edit]Dos Santos was a member of the senior Brazilian national basketball team. With Brazil, he played at some of the following major tournaments: the 2005 FIBA AmeriCup, the 2006 FIBA World Cup,[1] the 2007 FIBA AmeriCup, the 2010 FIBA World Cup, and the 2011 FIBA AmeriCup.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Nezinho dos Santos Archived October 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine at FIBA.com
- ^ Nezinho DOS SANTOS (BRA).
External links
[edit]- FIBA Profile
- Latinbasket.com Profile
- New Basket Brazil Profile (in Portuguese)
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- 2006 FIBA World Championship players
- 2010 FIBA World Championship players
- Associação Limeirense de Basquete players
- Basketball players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Brazilian men's basketball players
- CR Vasco da Gama basketball players
- Novo Basquete Brasil players
- Pan American Games competitors for Brazil
- Sportspeople from Araraquara
- Basketball players from São Paulo (state)
- Point guards
- UniCEUB/BRB players
- Franca Basquetebol Clube players
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian basketball biography stubs